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Traingone evokes an air of solitude and loss as the round shape of the train is seen disappearing to one side of the picture. Mahaicony Abary was a leper colony where many people could hear the sounds of the train in the distance but could never leave because of their condition.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry
Title
Traingone (Mahaicony Abary, Guyana)
Date
1996
Medium
acrylic & mixed media on canvas
Measurements
H 98 x W 211.5 cm
Accession number
VA.1997.0049
Acquisition method
purchased with the assistance of the Museums and Galleries Commission/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1997
Work type
Painting
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5QP England
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