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Place of Birth: Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica
About John Dunkley
- John Dunkley (10 December 1891 – 17 February 1947) was a self-taught Jamaican painter and sculptor.
- Though his fame is largely posthumous, he is considered one of the island's most significant artists.
- Dunkley's scenes are full of references to the unsettling political, economic and social conditions roiling colonial Jamaica in the 1930s and 1940s.
- The work reflects the racial tension, economic inequality and desire for self-government felt by Jamaicans and other Caribbean islanders.
- His creative output also coincided with the search for forms of "authentic" Jamaican expression that preceded the independence movement.
- Above all, though, Dunkley's oeuvre is a singular exploration of a complicated and often-dark personal and cultural identity.He is associated with a group of Jamaican artists known as "The Intuitives".
- The group includes Mallica Reynolds, David Miller Senior, David Miller Junior, Everald Brown, David Pottinger and Albert Huie.
- His work is generally darker in tone, and has been described as sharing characteristics with Wifredo Lam's paintings.
- Some critics see commonality with the work of French Post-Impressionist Henri Rousseau. Dunkley was deeply involved in the socio-political issues of his day, in particular the rampant racism that saw him become a pan-Africanist and an admirer of Marcus Garvey.
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