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Holly Gayadeen (b. 1930)

Hosay Festival: Parade of the Tadjas Signed and dated 1985

Acrylic on canvas | 96.0 x 76.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 407593

Description

A brightly coloured painting of folk festival with figures of men playing musical instruments in foreground; background of tear-shaped mosque buildings; blue sky, clouds and green hillside. Broad, white painted border.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the Princess Elizabeth Centre of Trinidad on the occasion of her visit on 1 Nov 1985
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Holly Gayadeen (b. 1930)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Acrylic on canvas

acrylic paint, canvas

Measurements

96.0 x 76.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
Groupings
Category
Paintings
Object type(s)
visual works
paintings
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Ethnology
Social customs
Festivals
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Music
Musical instruments
Percussion instruments
Drums
Architecture
Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
Mosques
History
History of the West Indies
Trinidad & Tobago-History
History of North America
Places

Place of Production

Trinidad and Tobago [Lesser Antilles]

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