Presents an article on Jamaican art and the early artistic production of Edna Manley and Albert Huie, two artists that are commonly identified in art historical accounts as pioneers in the development of a national Jamaican art. Problem of race and representation in Jamaica as perceived by Huie and Manley; Character which held a particular representational significance for Huie and Manley; Role of Ethiopianism, Rastafarianism, Garveyism, and cultural nationalism in Jamaica.;
This work describes cleavages of race, class and caste in the colonial Jamaican company. It tackles the question of the relation between race and culture.
