Comments on: Lecture, Slideshow On Drawings From 1800s https://bernews.com/2014/04/lecture-slideshow-on-drawings-from-1800s/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Valirie Marcia Akinstall https://bernews.com/2014/04/lecture-slideshow-on-drawings-from-1800s/#comment-1935450 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:39:05 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=273979#comment-1935450 For many Blacks these paintings help to draw upon a place in time that we can only imigine today. Seeing these images, especially through the eyes of some-one who was privileged, educated and talented should, in itself, give us an impression of the artist, the man and his subjective matter.

Why did he chose the subjective matter of everyday life as opposed to concentrating on painitngs in his profession of medicine?

What drew him to cast his talented eyes over the everyday work life of Blacks, in Bermuda? Or was there no particular reason other than he found everyday life intriguing?

It is very rare for early paintings to depict Blacks, and the earlier one goes in history the rarer it becomes. So, my humble thanks to the late Dr Savage, whatever his reasonings were as the paintings choniclise the lives of Blacks in Bermuda as a snapshot into our past.

London, England

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