Negro Aroused by Edna Manley
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"Negro Aroused" by Edna Manley is a seminal Jamaican sculpture that powerfully symbolizes Black awakening, dignity, and the rise of national consciousness in the early 20th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | expressionist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamaican independence movement
ⓘ
Pan-African consciousness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| creator | Edna Manley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| creatorSpouse | Norman Manley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British colonial Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black awakening
NERFINISHED
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Black man ⓘ dignity ⓘ national consciousness ⓘ |
| describedAs |
icon of Black dignity in Jamaica
ⓘ
seminal Jamaican sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | modernist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Jamaican nationalist art movement
ⓘ
subsequent Caribbean sculptors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dynamic, rising posture
ⓘ
upright male figure ⓘ upward gaze ⓘ |
| inception |
1930s
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African heritage
ⓘ
anti-colonial politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black liberation
ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| movement | Jamaican nationalist art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Edna Manley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | pre-independence Jamaica ⓘ |
| significantIn |
Caribbean art history
ⓘ
Jamaican cultural history ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black pride
ⓘ
emergence of Jamaican identity ⓘ resistance to colonial oppression ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural awakening
ⓘ
racial uplift ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| title | Negro Aroused NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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