Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Woman and the Goat before the Watchers
A pale woman on hands and knees faces a goat beneath a crowded group of dark figures. Raised hands, a long blade and strongly outlined faces intensify the enclosed space. The caption connects their fixed gaze with Seabrook’s account of a ritual encounter in Goat-Cry, Girl-Cry.
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Alexander King. "The Woman and the Goat before the Watchers" [editorial title]. In The Magic Island, W. B. Seabrook; drawings by Alexander King. New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1929; drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author., 1929, The Literary Guild of America. Source scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0100
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical image from Seabrook’s account of Haiti. The drawings are Alexander King’s interpretations; photographs preserve the source’s period framing and captions.
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The Magic IslandW. B. Seabrook; drawings by Alexander King1929More from this book
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Alexander King. The Woman and the Goat before the Watchers. The Magic Island. Scan leaf 109. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0100