Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media Primary media for this item. 14 DescriptionEN English Description Karl Broodhagen (1909-2002) Barbara 1955 Terracotta bust Karl Broodhagen (1909–2002) was a Guyanese-Barbadian artist, working mostly in sculpture and paint. Originally arriving to the island to become a tailor’s apprentice, he was awarded a British Council scholarship in 1952 and migrated to London during the Windrush era to study at Goldsmith’s 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 “Slave in Revolt”) 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 “to replace the European standards of beauty still slavishly accepted in the West Indies by standards based on the local inhabitants themselves.” As art writer and artist Chris Cozier states: “Busts like those of social worker and philanthropist John Beckles or Dame Nita Barrow….were clearly about the power of the individual voice and the individual presence in the social space.” His works have toured internationally and are included in UNESCO’s 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Karl Broodhagen (1909-2002) Barbara 1955 Terracotta bust Karl Broodhagen (1909–2002) was a Guyanese-Barbadian artist, working mostly in sculpture and paint. Originally arriving to the island to become a tailor’s apprentice, he was awarded a British Council scholarship in 1952 and migrated to London during the Windrush era to study at Goldsmith’s 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 “Slave in Revolt”) 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 “to replace the European standards of beauty still slavishly accepted in the West Indies by standards based on the local inhabitants themselves.” As art writer and artist Chris Cozier states: “Busts like those of social worker and philanthropist John Beckles or Dame Nita Barrow….were clearly about the power of the individual voice and the individual presence in the social space.” His works have toured internationally and are included in UNESCO’s 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. Title A name given to the resource "Barbara" by Karl Broodhagen Terracotta bust Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Karl Broodhagen Language A language of the resource English Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8.5cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 5888 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,13.083374,-59.602236; Subject The topic of the resource CULTURAL HERITAGE Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Barbados Museum and Historical Society