Nassau, Bahamas -
The Governor General recently visited the Johnston Art Studio's in
Little Harbour, Abaco and was given a tour of the Bronze casting foundry
and artist studio.
The Bahamas National
Monuments of Sir Milo Butler and The Bahamian Woman and Child were
sculpted at the Little Harbour Art Studio.
Presenting the Bust is Bahamian Artist and filmmaker
Tyler Johnston, Grandson of the International known sculptor Randolph
Johnston. Recently Tyler Johnston's short Movie
5 Bones won the First Look award at the Bahamas International Film Festival.
Mr. Tyler Johnston is presenting the sculpture on
behalf of his father Mr. Peter Johnston. The Sculpture of a Green Turtle
was made in Little Harbour on Abaco, using an ancient Bronze casting
technique. The studio in Little Harbour is the only bronze casting
foundry in the Bahamas and has created special methods of casting Bronze
that only exist in the Bahamas.
Johnston Studio's is presenting the sculpture to the
Governor General as a formal gift, thanking him for his visit to Little
Harbour and for his acknowledgment of the valuable cultural
contributions that Johnston have made to Bahamian society.
