• Saint John's Antigua/From Otto's

Creator:

• J. Johnson, drawings; T. Fielding, C. Bentley, G. Reeve and others, engravers

Description:

• Hand-colored aquatint From A Series of Views in the West Indies. Engraved from Drawings Taken Recently in the Islands, with Letter Press Explanations Made from Actual Observations London: Underwood, Smith, Elder & Co., 1827-1829

Curatorial Notes:

• Johnson’s views of the West Indies is described as “made from actual observations,” and he certainly captures the warm glow of the sun, serene sea, and quiet city center. Like other views of the picturesque abroad, the tension between beauty and terror comes less from the image itself and more from what is and is not included in the painted pictures — pastoral sheep and delicate clouds versus the brutality of the Antigua sugar plantations.

Photography:

• David Kelly Crow

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/qr46r619k

Edm rights:

• No Known Copyright

Range label:

• Logical