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Gordon de la Mothe (b. 1933) is a Grenadian artist, writer & educator exploring racialised beauty, sexuality & race relations in his work. Author of 'Reconstructing the Black Image', awarded OBE for services to art. Discover portraits, sketches & mor

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Gordon de la Mothe was given an OBE in 2015, primarily for services to art on the Commonwealth island of Grenada, West Indies, his birthplace. He established the teaching of art in Grenada, teaching GCSE and A Level art. The courses he began and taught have resulted in many successful young people establishing careers in the West Indies, America and Great Britain. He came to England in 1957 with a few O Levels, but worked his way up in teaching. He created the very successful series of teaching sessions which were eventually published into the seminal book Reconstructing the Black Image.This pastel drawing is a self portrait of the artist Gordon de la Mothe when he was 75 year sold.

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Title: Self Portrait
Artist: gordon de la mothe
Year: 2009
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Black Cultural Archives
Creative period: Mature Period
Color palette: Earthy
Keywords: pastel self-portrait , grenadian art” , "realistic portrait"
Color hue: Yellow-Green Range

Self Portrait

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