Sculpture in the Caribbean

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This series of images was compiled by John Coutu during research for her PhD thesis ‘Eighteenth-century British monuments and the politics of Empire’ 1993, UCL University of London. The images were donated to the Centre by Coutu in 1994 and comprise mainly photographs of ecclesiastical monuments in Jamaica, Antigua, Nevis and Barbados in the Caribbean. Many files include a photograph of the exterior and interior of the church as well as the monuments inside. A small amount of material pertains to monuments in the US and Canada.

Arrangement

All photographs are dry mounted on card with essential information recorded on the mount such as location, sculptor, title, medium. The collection is exclusively black and white.

Acquisition

Joan Coutu donated this group of photographs that she had taken in preparation for her PhD thesis Eighteenth-century British monuments and the politics of Empire 1993 UCL, University of London.