EULAC_223 "Margaret's Head" by Karl Broodhagen terracotta bust "Karl Broodhagen (1909-2002) Margaret\u2019s Head 1955 Terracotta bust Karl Broodhagen (1909\u20132002) was a Guyanese-Barbadian artist, working mostly in sculpture and paint. Originally arriving to the island to become a tailor\u2019s apprentice, he was awarded a British Council scholarship in 1952 and migrated to London during the Windrush era to study at Goldsmith\u2019s College in London. His experience there exposed him not only to European art, but to non-European cultures, particularly African Art. He returned to Barbados after his studies. He is known for the creation of public statues in Barbados: The Emancipation Statue (officially titled \u201cSlave in Revolt\u201d) on the J.T.C Ramsay roundabout, of Grantley Adams at the Prime Minister offices, and of Garfield Sobers, at Kensington Oval. In addition to these public works, Broodhagen created many portrait busts, citing an interest in the people of Barbados and a desire to decolonize Eurocentric beauty standards. This bust is an example of his fascination with the female figure, not only in physical forms but in the expressions of inner qualities of strength, reflective of so many Caribbean women. He once shared his aims with art critic Derek Bickerton, that he wished \u201cto replace the European standards of beauty still slavishly accepted in the West Indies by standards based on the local inhabitants themselves.\u201d As art writer and artist Chris Cozier states: \u201cBusts like those of social worker and philanthropist John Beckles or Dame Nita Barrow\u2026.were clearly about the power of the individual voice and the individual presence in the social space.\u201d His works have toured internationally and are included in UNESCO\u2019s collections, and he was awarded the Gold Crown Merit in 1982. Broodhagen was also a passionate arts educator. In 1947 he established the art department at Combemere School, and on his return from the UK worked as a teacher there until 1996. Source: Art in Barbados: What Kind of Mirror Image? Authors: Alissandra Cummins, Allison Thompson, Nick Whittle. Published 1999." This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693669. CULTURAL HERITAGE 3D Object CULTURAL HERITAGE 3D University of St Andrews EULAC Karl Broodhagen "Karl Broodhagen (1909-2002) Margaret\u2019s Head 1955 Terracotta bust Karl Broodhagen (1909\u20132002) was a Guyanese-Barbadian artist, working mostly in sculpture and paint. Originally arriving to the island to become a tailor\u2019s apprentice, he was awarded a British Council scholarship in 1952 and migrated to London during the Windrush era to study at Goldsmith\u2019s College in London. His experience there exposed him not only to European art, but to non-European cultures, particularly African Art. He returned to Barbados after his studies. He is known for the creation of public statues in Barbados: The Emancipation Statue (officially titled \u201cSlave in Revolt\u201d) on the J.T.C Ramsay roundabout, of Grantley Adams at the Prime Minister offices, and of Garfield Sobers, at Kensington Oval. In addition to these public works, Broodhagen created many portrait busts, citing an interest in the people of Barbados and a desire to decolonize Eurocentric beauty standards. This bust is an example of his fascination with the female figure, not only in physical forms but in the expressions of inner qualities of strength, reflective of so many Caribbean women. He once shared his aims with art critic Derek Bickerton, that he wished \u201cto replace the European standards of beauty still slavishly accepted in the West Indies by standards based on the local inhabitants themselves.\u201d As art writer and artist Chris Cozier states: \u201cBusts like those of social worker and philanthropist John Beckles or Dame Nita Barrow\u2026.were clearly about the power of the individual voice and the individual presence in the social space.\u201d His works have toured internationally and are included in UNESCO\u2019s collections, and he was awarded the Gold Crown Merit in 1982. Broodhagen was also a passionate arts educator. In 1947 he established the art department at Combemere School, and on his return from the UK worked as a teacher there until 1996. Source: Art in Barbados: What Kind of Mirror Image? Authors: Alissandra Cummins, Allison Thompson, Nick Whittle. Published 1999." 13.084317 -59.600278