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The National Gallery of Jamaica deeply regrets the passing of self-taught artist Wilfred Francis on August 21, 2013.
Wilfred Francis, who was popularly known as “Jabba”, was born in Spanish Town on August 24, 1924 – he died just three days short of his 89th birthday – and started painting sometime in 1966. His first exhibition on record was the 1967 Festival exhibition, where his work was favourably received, but Francis withdrew from the formal art world shortly after although he continued working, reportedly because of negative experiences with art patrons. Nearly forty years later, he started exhibiting again, encouraged by art dealer and collector Wayne Gallimore, and in 2004 had his first and only solo exhibition at the Mutual Gallery. His unique style and eccentric, visionary imagination were a revelation to many in the Jamaican art world and late in life he acquired a small but enthusiastic following of collectors.
It may seem surprising that an artist of the calibre of Wilfred Francis was not included in the National Gallery’s seminal Intuitive Eye exhibition in 1979, even though he was producing work at that time, and he was also not represented in the Gallery’s next major survey of the genre, Fifteen Intuitives in 1987. The Intuitives III exhi
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1. His Excellency President William Samoei Ruto today visited former President Uhuru Kenyatta at his
family home in Gatundu. During the visit, the two
national leaders discussed several issues of national
and regional importance.
2. President Ruto took the opportunity to reiterate
his appreciation and commendation of His
Excellency President Kenyatta’s statesmanship in
overseeing the peaceful transfer of power after the
2022 elections, as well as the goodwill the former
President has continued to demonstrate towards
his fellow leaders and his support for Kenya’s
ongoing progress and development.
3. Both leaders acknowledged the challenging global
environment affecting many countries, including
Kenya, caused by a complex interplay of factors:
the disruptive effects of COVID-19, the war in
Ukraine - which destabilised supply chains and led
to high commodity prices, particularly for fertiliser
and wheat - volatile currency markets, and a harsh
macroeconomic climate. They noted progress in
addressing these adverse impacts, especially in
reducing inflation to its lowest level in the past
decade, significantly lowering food prices,
stabilising the Kenyan shilling, and reducing
interest rates.
4. President Ruto thanked President Kenyatta for
laying a
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