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==Biography==
==Biography==
Abrahams was born in [[St Andrew, Jamaica]] to a middle class family.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-75/father-abrahams|title=Father Carl Abrahams|first=Annie Paul &#124;|last=Issue 75|date=1 September 2005}}</ref> He began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a [[cartoon]]ist and an illustrator for ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'' and the ''[[Jamaica Times]]'' <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[File:CARL_ABRAHAMS.jpg|thumb|left|250px]] --> as well as creating ads for Myers Rum and the Jamaica Biscuit Company.<ref name="auto"/>
Abrahams was born in St Andrew, Jamaica to a [[middle class]] family.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-75/father-abrahams|title=Father Carl Abrahams|first=Annie Paul &#124;|last=Issue 75|date=1 September 2005}}</ref> He began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a [[cartoon]]ist and an illustrator for ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'' and the ''[[Jamaica Times]]'' <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[File:CARL_ABRAHAMS.jpg|thumb|left|250px]] --> as well as creating ads for Myers Rum and the Jamaica Biscuit Company.<ref name="auto"/>


In 1937, while on a working holiday in Jamaica, [[Augustus John]], the iconic British artist, encouraged Abrahams to begin painting professionally. Abrahams taught himself to paint through self-study courses and manuals and by copying masterpieces from art books.
In 1937, while on a working holiday in Jamaica, [[Augustus John]], the iconic British artist, encouraged Abrahams to begin painting professionally. Abrahams taught himself to paint through self-study courses and manuals and by copying masterpieces from art books.


In 1944, during [[World War II]] Abrahams served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in England. By the mid-1950s he had found his calling as a painter of religious subjects.
In 1944, during [[World War II]] Abrahams served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in [[England]]. By the mid-1950s he had found his calling as a painter of religious subjects.


The [[National Gallery of Jamaica]] said of his monumental series of 20 paintings of ''[[The Passion of Christ]]'' that "the devout sentiment of a true believer marked Abrahams as Jamaica and the [[Caribbean]]'s finest religious painter."
The [[National Gallery of Jamaica]] said of his monumental series of 20 paintings of ''[[The Passion of Christ]]'' that "the devout sentiment of a true believer marked Abrahams as Jamaica and the [[Caribbean]]'s finest religious painter."


Abrahams was a devout Christian and many of works revolved around religious themes with undeniable authenticity, paintings such as The Last Supper showcase Abrahams ability to add contemporary elements and twists to iconic religious parables.<ref>Boxer, D. (1 January 2003). Abrahams, Carl. Grove Art Online. Ed. Retrieved 22 April 2019</ref>
Abrahams was a devout [[Christianity|Christian]] and many of works revolved around [[Religious art|religious themes]] with undeniable authenticity, paintings such as The Last Supper showcase Abrahams ability to add contemporary elements and twists to iconic religious [[Parable|parables]].<ref>Boxer, D. (1 January 2003). Abrahams, Carl. Grove Art Online. Ed. Retrieved 22 April 2019</ref>


He was awarded the [[Musgrave Medal|Musgrave Gold Medal]] for his work by the [[Institute of Jamaica]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instituteofjamaica.org.jm/musgrave-awards |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141018165642/http://instituteofjamaica.org.jm/musgrave-awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2014 |title=Musgrave Awardees |publisher=Institute of Jamaica |accessdate=6 February 2015 }}</ref>
He was awarded the [[Musgrave Medal|Musgrave Gold Medal]] for his work by the [[Institute of Jamaica]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instituteofjamaica.org.jm/musgrave-awards |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141018165642/http://instituteofjamaica.org.jm/musgrave-awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2014 |title=Musgrave Awardees |publisher=Institute of Jamaica |accessdate=6 February 2015 }}</ref>


His final decades saw few new developments in his style and he often repeated or created variations on many of his earlier paintings. Abrahams described himself as an internationalist and was regarded by others as artistically a "citizen of the world".<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9655.12288|title=The artist Carl Abrahams and the cosmopolitan work of centring and peripheralizing the self⋆|first=Huon|last=Wardle|date=13 July 2015|journal=Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute|volume=21|issue=4|pages=803–819|via=Wiley Online Library|doi=10.1111/1467-9655.12288}}</ref> Abrahams died peacefully at his home in 2005 of cancer and a brain tumor.
His final decades saw few new developments in his style and he often repeated or created variations on many of his earlier paintings. Abrahams described himself as an internationalist and was regarded by others as artistically a "citizen of the world".<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9655.12288|title=The artist Carl Abrahams and the cosmopolitan work of centring and peripheralizing the self⋆|first=Huon|last=Wardle|date=13 July 2015|journal=Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute|volume=21|issue=4|pages=803–819|via=Wiley Online Library|doi=10.1111/1467-9655.12288}}</ref> Abrahams died peacefully at his home in 2005 of cancer and a [[brain tumor]].


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 14:03, 20 August 2020

Carl Myrie Abrahams OD (14 May 1911 – 10 April 2005) was a Jamaican painter from Saint Andrew Parish.

Biography

Abrahams was born in St Andrew, Jamaica to a middle class family.[1] He began his career in commercial art at the age of 17 as a cartoonist and an illustrator for The Daily Gleaner and the Jamaica Times as well as creating ads for Myers Rum and the Jamaica Biscuit Company.[1]

In 1937, while on a working holiday in Jamaica, Augustus John, the iconic British artist, encouraged Abrahams to begin painting professionally. Abrahams taught himself to paint through self-study courses and manuals and by copying masterpieces from art books.

In 1944, during World War II Abrahams served in the Royal Air Force in England. By the mid-1950s he had found his calling as a painter of religious subjects.

The National Gallery of Jamaica said of his monumental series of 20 paintings of The Passion of Christ that "the devout sentiment of a true believer marked Abrahams as Jamaica and the Caribbean's finest religious painter."

Abrahams was a devout Christian and many of works revolved around religious themes with undeniable authenticity, paintings such as The Last Supper showcase Abrahams ability to add contemporary elements and twists to iconic religious parables.[2]

He was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal for his work by the Institute of Jamaica in 1987.[3]

His final decades saw few new developments in his style and he often repeated or created variations on many of his earlier paintings. Abrahams described himself as an internationalist and was regarded by others as artistically a "citizen of the world".[4] Abrahams died peacefully at his home in 2005 of cancer and a brain tumor.

Works

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Issue 75, Annie Paul | (1 September 2005). "Father Carl Abrahams".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Boxer, D. (1 January 2003). Abrahams, Carl. Grove Art Online. Ed. Retrieved 22 April 2019
  3. ^ "Musgrave Awardees". Institute of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ^ Wardle, Huon (13 July 2015). "The artist Carl Abrahams and the cosmopolitan work of centring and peripheralizing the self⋆". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 21 (4): 803–819. doi:10.1111/1467-9655.12288 – via Wiley Online Library.

Further reading

  • Annie Paul. Father Carl Abrahams. Issue 75 (September/October 2005) Caribbean Beat Magazine
  • Veerle Poupeye. Caribbean Art. London; Thames and Hudson; 1998.


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