From Mythologies to Realities
The Iconography of Ras Daniel Heartman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4195412 |
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| Authors | Ama, Ama Ama (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 66-87 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Axe A Caribbean Journal of Criticism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1534-6714 • E-ISSN: 0799-0537 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/-11-2-66 |
| OpenAlex | W4232802415, W2131727506 |
| Language | EN |
Few Jamaican visual artists have been able to capture the quintessence of Jamaican identity in the way that Ras Daniel Heartman did, exposing powerful images of Rastafari that are unequalled in any genre. While reggae music provided a soundtrack to the conscious struggle for self-determination, Ras Daniel's work parallels that aesthetic in the visual arts
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Iconography · Identity (music · Literature · Mythology · Parallels · The arts · Visual arts · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Cuban History and Society · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Highly cited | No |
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