Main entry:

Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927.

Title & Author:

Photos and phantasms : Harry Johnston's photographs of the Caribbean.

Publication:

London : British Council : Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers, 1998.

Description:

63 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
"Exhibition organised by Brett Rogers and Sean Williams"--Title page verso.
Errata slip inserted.
Published in conjunction with a travelling exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, Mar. 29-May 2, 1998; National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad, May 12-30, 1998; Queen's Park Gallery, Bridgetown, Barbados, June 7-30, 1998; Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba, July 12-Aug. 6, 1998; and at the Musée d'art haitien, Port au Prince, Haiti, Sept. 16-Oct. 17, 1998.
"Exhibition organised by Brett Rogers and Sean Williams, Visual Arts, The British Council, London"--T.p. verso.
Includes essay by Petrine Archer-Straw.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63).
On tp: Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers.

Summary:

In 1908 and 1909, the geographer, explorer and colonial officer, Sir Harry Johnston produced a remarkable series of photographs of everyday life in the Caribbean for inclusion in his book, Negro in the New World. Until now, the bulk of these images have remained largely unknown, languishing as fragile glass plate negatives within the vast archives of the Royal Geographical Society, London. In this, the first publication devoted to the life and work of Johnston in the Caribbean, Dr. Petrine Archer-Straw presents a lively and provocative account of the background of Johnston's mission, highlighting the social and political context in which he operated. Drawing on recent developments in Caribbean scholarship, Dr Petrine Archer-Straw examines Johnston's questionable anthropological theories and colonial views whilst also acknowledging his considerable skills as a photographer, environmentalist and linguist. In a region where photographic archives from the period hardly exist, this publication provides an invaluable record of the Caribbean during the post-emancipation period, providing new visual evidence of the social and political situation in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Cuba and Haiti at the beginning of this century.

ISBN:

0863553842 (pbk.)
9780863553844 (pbk.)

Subject:

Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 Photograph collections Exhibitions.
Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927
Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927 Photograph collections Exhibitions.
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Exhibitions.
Royal Geographical Society Photograph collections Exhibitions.
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Photograph collections
West Indies Pictorial works Exhibitions.
Antilles Ouvrages illustrés Expositions.
West Indies

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition, pictorial works

Added entries:

Rogers, Brett.
Williams, Sean.
Archer Straw, Petrine
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
British Council
National Gallery of Jamaica

Holdings:

Location: Library main 177018
Call No.: ID:98-B3250
Status: Available