Escoffery, Gloria (1923–2002)
Escoffery, Gloria (1923–2002)
Jamaican poet and painter. Born Dec 22, 1923, in Jamaica; died April 24, 2002, in Brown's Town, Jamaica; dau. of William T. Escoffery and Sylvia Escoffery.
Studied in Jamaica and then at McGill University, Canada, and Slade School of Fine Arts, England; taught English and worked as journalist; helped establish Brown's Town Community College; exhibited paintings in Jamaica and abroad; works include Landscape in the Making (1976); published poetry in Breaklight (1972), Caribbean Voices (1978), and The Penguin of Caribbean Verse (1986); contributed stories, poems, and essays to Jamaica Journal, BIM, Focus, The Gleaner, and Arts Review. Made Officer of Order of Distinction for services in field of art (1977).
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