Name: Albert Huie
Born: December 31, 1920
Died: January 31, 2010
Industry: Artist, Painter

This artist was born in Falmouth, Jamaica in 1920. He started painting in 1936 and studied at Ontario College of Art in Toronto. In 1947 he was awarded a British Council scholarship and then studied at Camberwell School of Art in London. He has received several awards, including the Institute of Jamaica’s Silver and Gold Musgrave Medals in 1958 and 1974 respectively.

Mr. Huie was presented with an international award for painting at the Spanish Bi-Annual exhibition in Havana, Cuba in 1959. In 1962, he received the Jamaica Government award for the best painting in the annual National Exhibition of painting. He has also been the recipient of the Badge of Honour for his contribution to art (1968). Also in that year he participated in a group exhibition presented by the Caribbean Committee for cultural advancement in Canada.

Among his works are Young Girl (1936), The Baptism (1939) and the Vendor (1939).

Related Documents

• Jamaican Artist Returns Home: Mr. Albert Huie. The Daily Gleaner, August 23, 1948
• Huie Exhibitions Opens: show reflects versatility. The Star, February 24, 1986, page 7
• Albert Huie: The Honour of the Silver Musgrave Medal. The Gleaner
• Albert Huie: The Man and the Artist. By Ignacy Eker. Sunday Magazine, October 28, 1973.
• Albert Huie Gets Gold Musgrave Medal. Daily Gleaner, January 10, 1975
• This painting: “Jamaican Mother and Child.” The Daily Gleaner, March 1, 1957
• Albert Huie: Biography
• Albert Huie: Crop Time. The National Gallery, 1955
• Albert Huie’s Exhibition at Mutual Life Gallery
• First-Day covers: “Mother and Child” Daily Gleaner, February 2, 1983
• Huie’s Paintings at University. The Daily Gleaner, February 16, 1950
• Albert Huie passes. The Gleaner, February 1, 2010, page A3.
• Huie’s Print for Independence Theme. Jamaica Record, July 17, 1991, page 58.
• Pioneer of Jamaican Christmas cards. The daily Gleaner
• Formal Beauty: “River Bathers” by Albert Huie
• Albert Huie: a Bibliography
• Albert Huie Citation – The George William Gordon Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
• Jamaica Painting for Kingston, New York. The Daily Gleaner, October 7, 1955
• International Prize to Huie. The Daily Gleaner, June 1, 1954
• “Mother and Child: Albert Huie’s Woodcut”. The Sunday Gleaner, December 25, 1960, page 14.
• Huie Donates Painting, Artist Jamaica, November 2, 1979
• Albert Huie at Harmony Hall, January 28, 1984
• Albert Huie’s Paintings. Sunday Gleaner, November 13, 1960
• UNICEF selects Huie painting. Daily News, February 2, 1983
• Why the Huie Nude? The Star. March 23, 1961
• Huie’s Thanks. The Daily Gleaner, March, 1959
• ‘Mostly Port Royal’ opens at Morgan’s Harbour. The Star March 4, 1885, pages 6.
• Huie Painting for Students’ Centre. The Daily Gleaner, September 13, 1955
• Huie hailed as ‘superb craftsman’ at show opening. The Gleaner, October 16, 1973, page 18.
• Albert Huie’s art in Texas. October 17, 1980.
• Albert Huie’s Murals: Artists and Patrons. By Ignacy Eker. Sunday Gleaner, July 23, 1961
• Huie Exhibition opens tonight. May 25, 1979
• Albert Huie’s Paintings: “Early Morning” & “Aunt Fran”, Sunday Gleaner, July 24, 1960
• $250 art prize to Huie. The Daily Gleaner, June 3, 1954.
• ‘Huie nude not art.’ The Star, March 23, 1961
• Biographies – Albert Huie