PHOTOS AND PHANTASMS: HARRY JOHNSTON'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CARIBBEAN

  • London: The British Council, Royal Geographical Society [with the Institute of British Geographers], 1998
By Rogers, Brett and Sean Williams (Org)
London: The British Council, Royal Geographical Society [with the Institute of British Geographers], 1998. b/w pict. frontis, plates, appen., b/w pict. fldg. wrps. Travelling exhibition mounted by the British Council and the Royal Geographical Society to 5 venues in the Caribbean: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti. Johnston's remarkable photographs began life as illustrations for an ethnographic study which he considered would contribute to a re-evaluation of Caribbean culture. The hope of the organizers is to generate debate about the nature of Johnston's imagery and the value and legacy of his output.

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