Description
In Fine Style: The Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious is a book and exhibition by Christopher Bateman and Al “Fingers” Newman, celebrating the work of pioneering Jamaican illustrator, Wilfred Limonious (1949–99).
Compiled over a number of years, the book features examples of Limonious’ newspaper comic strips alongside his illustrations for the publications of JAMAL (the Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy, and his distinctive artwork for the burgeoning dancehall scene coming out of 1980s Jamaica. Includes a foreword by Beth Lesser and additional words from Orville “Bagga” Case and Dr Donna P Hope.
In Fine Style: The Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious
by Christopher Bateman and Al Fingers
Designed by Emery Dash and Al Fingers
First edition, published by One Love Books, 16 Aug 2016
ISBN: 9780956777379
272pp, hard cover, 30 × 23.8 × 2.7 cm, 1.75 kg
285 colour and 69 black-and-white illustrations
£35 / $50
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