A fourth generation Caymanian,
Gladwyn “Lassie” Bush began painting at age 62 after what she described as a
visionary experience. Strong Christian themes run through her work, which she
painted not only on canvas, but also on the walls, windows and furnishings of
her home.
Mrs. Bush was awarded a national
honour, Member of the British Empire. in 1997 and received the award during the
Queen’s Birthday celebrations in Grand Cayman on June 15, 1998. She was also a
recipient of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s Heritage Award. Her work
is documented in the 156-page art book, My Markings… the Art of Gladwyn K.
Bush, published by the Cultural Foundation. Examples of her work formed part of
the travelling exhibition of contemporary Caribbean art, Carib Art, and she is
one of the artists profiled in books on intuitive art worldwide, Raw Creation,
(Phaidon Press), Caribbean Art (Thames and Hudson) and Fantasy Worlds (Benedikt
Taschen Verlag).
Her work is in private collections
in England, the United States, Jamaica, South Africa, Germany and the Cayman
Islands, and in the collection of the American Visionary Arts Museum in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Miss Lassie passed away on Monday,
November 24, 2003 at the age of 89.
Now the Cayman National Cultural
Foundation is spearheading a movement along with the National Gallery of the Cayman
Islands, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands and the Cayman Islands
National Museum to restore Miss Lassie’s house and preserve it as a national
treasure for future generations.
For information on the movement to
save Miss Lassie’s house and how you can help, call (345) 949-5477 or write:
Cayman National Cultural Foundation, PO Box 30201, Grand Cayman KY1- 1201, Cayman
Islands. Email: [email protected]
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