Una Marson
frederick ramage (1900 – 1981)
Explore the poignant WWII photography of Frederick Ramage, documenting refugees & soldiers. See images of Churchill & Eisenhower in this British photographer's archive.
Black Cultural Archives (London, United Kingdom)
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Photograph of Una Marson. Una Maud Victoria Marson was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. After travelling to London, she became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC during World War II.
About this artwork
- Title: Una Marson
- Artist: frederick ramage
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Black Cultural Archives
- Corpus context: portraiture , wwii era
- Keywords: studio photograph art , jamaican feminist art , british photographer art
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Perceived brightness: shadow
- Topics: jamaica , activism , portrait