Jackie Kay by Claudia Alonso (2015)

Jackie Kay by Claudia Alonso (2015) University of Salford Art Collection

Albert Adams: In Context – Poems by Jackie Kay

Poems by Jackie Kay:

We are delighted to announce that Jackie Kay has written four new poems in responce to the life and works of Albert Adams.

Click to read the poems below:

I. Self Portrait 1956

II. Premonition Sharpeville

III. Ape

IV. Celebration Head

 

Want to learn more?

Click through to find out more about the artworks mentioned in the poems.

Albert Adams, Self Portrait, 1956, Print. Courtesy the Artist’s Estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
Albert Adams, Ape on a Skeletal Figure, Darfur, 2004, Print. Courtesy the Artist’s Estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
Albert Adams, Celebration Head, 2004, Oil and Charcoal on Canvas. Courtesy the Artist’s Estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
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