The artist, who left Guyana in exile, was an early pioneer of Abstract Expressionism infused with a unique insight into the ancient histories of indigenous art
Academics, artists, friends and family of professor emeritus Gordon Rohlehr gathered on Saturday to say goodbye to the man they described as a Caribbean man. Considered an expert on the history, development and social relevance of calypso, Rohlehr taught English Literature at UWI St Augustine campus. He wrote numerous books and papers on Caribbean literature
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WAYNE KUBLALSINGH SOME TIME in the mid-1980s, I went to visit Prof Gordon Rohlehr at his Tunapuna home. Out shot his son, Deke, from behind a bush, and attacked me. He shot at me, little squirts of water from a gun, and fled. He was Cowboy and I was Indian. Dike was just about nine,