Christopher González
Male, Deceased Person
1943 – 2008
Who was Christopher González?
Christopher González OD was a Jamaican expressionistic sculptor and painter.
González was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1943. He had a Puerto Rican father and Jamaican mother. González graduated from the Jamaica School of Art in 1963 where he majored in sculpture, He later became a faculty member at the school. González earned his Master's degree in Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts. He taught at schools and institutions in Jamaica, California, and Atlanta, Georgia, during his career.
He was influenced by Edna Manley and Pablo Picasso
He lived and worked within the Saint Ann Parish area with his wife and family.
González is, perhaps, best known for a 9-foot-tall statue of Bob Marley, which is currently on display at a museum in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The abstract stautue depicts Marley with a tree trunk for a lower body and a distorted face. The sculpture was pelted with fruit and rocks by angry Marley fans when it was unveiled in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1983 on the second anniversary of his death.
González was also well known for creating two bronze reliefs which commemorates Jamaican independence from Great Britain. He also worked on the tomb of the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Norman Washington Manley. Within Jamaica, examples of González's work is displayed at the Jamaica National Heroes' Memorial, the National Gallery of Jamaica, the residence of the Prime Minister and the Bank of Jamaica. He also held both group and solo art shows in Jamaica, the United States, Denmark, Cuba, Canada and Mexico.
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- Born
- 1943
Kingston - Education
- California College of the Arts
- Died
- Aug 2, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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