Ras Daniel Heartman (7 January 1942 – 1990),[1] born Lloyd George Roberts, was a Jamaican artist and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most recognised artists in the Rastafarian art movement, his drawings were widely distributed around the world as prints and he designed a number of well-known reggae album covers in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]
Ras Daniel Heartman | |
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| Born | Lloyd George Roberts 18 January 1942 Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | 1990 (aged 47–48) |
| Children | Ato Kidane Daniel Roberts, Buji Kataiger Roberts (Mani) |
| Awards | Institute of Jamaica Centenary Medal for Painters, Sculptors and Designers, 1979 |
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he grew up in the tough Whitfield Town area.[3] Heartman featured in the 1972 film The Harder They Come playing the part of Pedro, the best friend of Jimmy Cliff's character Ivan.[4][1]
Heartman emigrated to Tanzania in East Africa, where he died in Arusha, aged 47.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Howard Campbell, "Trailblazing Ras Daniel Heartman", Jamaica Observer, 31 August 2012.
- ^ Ama (June 2007). "From Mythologies to Realities: The Iconography of Ras Daniel Heartman". Small Axe. 11 (2): 66–87. doi:10.1215/-11-2-66. S2CID 145328950.
- ^ Howard Campbell, "Securing Ras Daniel's legacy", Jamaica Observer, 27 May 2012.
- ^ "The Harder They Come (1972) | Full Cast & Crew", IMDb.
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