Five previously publicly unseen works by Jamaica’s first and finest intuitive artist, John Dunkley (1891-1947), were revealed at the opening of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night at the National Gallery of Jamaica. “It is quite a coup for the National Gallery to have secured these Dunkley works for the exhibition and we’re very grateful to the collectors for sharing them,” says Dr Jonathan Greenland, acting executive director of the National Gallery. One work, Deliverance, was believed to be lost. Created by Dunkley in response to the announcement of World War II, it “channels serenity (and a) seeming connection to a higher power, perhaps a plea for peace, or deliverance, in the face of the onslaught of war.” Its owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted the Gallery after seeing the show in Miami and generously offered it to our local exhibition. Two other small sculpture
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