Ras Daniel Heartman

Ras Daniel Heartman
Born Lloyd George Roberts
(1942-01-07)7 January 1942
Kingston, Jamaica
Died 1989
Tanzania
Nationality Jamaican
Known for drawing, painting

Ras Daniel Heartman (7 January 1942 - 1989), 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.[1]

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he grew up in the tough Whitfield Town area.[2] Heartman featured in the 1972 film The Harder They Come playing the part of Pedro, the best friend of Jimmy Cliff's character Ivan.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "From Mythologies to Realities: The Iconography of Ras Daniel Heartman". Small Axe 11: 66–87. June 2007.
  2. ↑ Howard Campbell, "Securing Ras Daniel's legacy", Jamaica Observer, 27 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Harder They Come (1972)|Full Cast & Crew", IMDb.
  4. ↑ Howard Campbell, "Trailblazing Ras Daniel Heartman", Jamaica Observer, 31 August 2012.


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