Exhibition: Charlie Phillips "How Great Thou Art" - The National Theatre
How Great Thou Art – 50 Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London The photographs of Charlie Phillips Wolfson Gallery Sat 21 April until Sat 7 July Entry to the exhibition is free. To coincide with the opening of Natasha Gordon’s new play, Nine Night, in the Dorfman Theatre, the National Theatre presents How Great Thou Art – 50 Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London, an exhibition of photographs taken by Charlie Phillips. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Charlie Phillips arrived in London in 1953. In the early 1960s he was given a camera by a Black American GI stationed in Notting Hill, and quickly set about photographing the lives of the African Caribbean community around him. A lifetime project documenting the changing cultural rituals surrounding death in his community began when he attended his Aunt Susie’s funeral in 1962. His work is a loving celebration of the traditions and cultures of the African diaspora in London. Phillip...