Important Collection of Caribbean Photographs Donated to the Ontario Art Gallery
Important Collection of Caribbean Photographs Donated to the Art Gallery of Ontario Two Women, Trinidad, ca 1890 J ust as the Caribbean Camera was going to press the paper learned that $300,000 has been raised by members of Toronto’s Black and Caribbean communities to bring The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs to the AGO . The Art Gallery of Ontario announced late yesterday The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs, a collection of more than 3,500 historical images from 34 countries including Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. This may be the world's largest collections of such images. This incredible visual record contains studio portraits, landscapes and tourist views. Bringing to life the changing economies, environments and communities that emerged following the abolishment of slavery, the Collection includes nearly every photographic format available during the years 1840 to 1940, including prints, postcards...