Portfolio by Pamela Wright “St John Antigua” Set of 4 Color Lithographs on Heavy Paper in Art Presentation Folder

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"ST JOHN ANTIQUA" CARIBBEAN COLOR LITHOGRAPHS on Heavy paper Set of 4 in original portfolio folder by Pamela Wright.

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Measurements of the portfolio are 17.5”W x 12.5”H x .1”D. Measurements of the lithograph prints are 16.25” x 12”.
The inside flap of the portfolio envelope reads:
WRIGHT Pamela (Canada/Antigua) Pamela studied art as a child and later at the Doon School of Fine Art in Ontario. She moved to the Caribbean in 1964 and established a studio gallery in the heart of St. John's. She produced commissions for several hotels, painted backdrops for Antigua's Carnival and did a mural for NASA which is now in the U.S.A. She was a founding member of the Antigua Artist's Society (and served as President for 4 years), provided art classes, wrote on art for a local newspaper and influenced many local artists including Cadman Mathias, and Euston Tongue. She established a second studio gallery in Montserrat where she worked for three years before assisting the Government of Antigua in establishing the first National Arts Exhibition. Her work was featured in North Light Magazine in October 1976. She moved back to Canada in 1982 but returns regularly with groups of students conducting holiday workshops. Although some of her early works were in oil she is best known for her inexpensive watercolors depicting Antiguans going about their daily activities. Many works include either the buildings in St. John's, the beaches, or Antiguan fishing boats.

Further biography information:
She was a founding member of the Antigua's Artists Society and served as President for four years.
Wright taught art classes, wrote an art column for a local newspaper and influenced many local artists including Cadman Mathias and Euston Tongue. She established a second studio gallery in Monserrat where she worked for three years before assisting the Government of Antigua in establishing the first National Arts Exhibition. In 1976 her work was featured in North Light Magazine. She moved back to Canada in 1982.

Provenance: I purchased this portfolio from the estate of Duncan Monro in Charleston, SC.
Duncan Robertson Munro (1942 - 2026):
Duncan was born in 1942 to Duncan and Mary Munro in Glasgow, Scotland. He was always interested in science and completed a Higher National Diploma at Paisley College, Glasgow. At the time, Duncan was one of a few people on the planet who knew how to operate an electron microscope and was invited to the University of Michigan to set up a new electron microscopy laboratory.
After completion, he stayed in Ann Arbor to complete a Masters and then a PhD in human physiology. Duncan went on to do postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School. He also taught at Northeastern University in Boston. In 1984, an interesting offer to teach offshore at the Medical School of the Caribbean came about. Duncan and Jane embarked on a wondertul adventure on the island of Montserrat. After eight years of tropical bliss and daily golf matches, Duncan got island fever, and they looked for someplace stateside.
Eventually, Duncan and Jane settled in Charleston, SC and both got jobs at the College of Charleston. Duncan taught human physiology. See less