Art, Symbol & Imagination
Queen Ti Meminne of La Gonave
A standing woman in a pale dress holds a long object beside another woman seated near a woven screen. Large banana leaves fill the background. The printed caption identifies Queen Ti Meminne of La Gonave and places the photograph within the book’s account of Faustin Wirkus.
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Citation
W. B. Seabrook. "Queen Ti Meminne of La Gonave" [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 382. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0373
Source details
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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W. B. Seabrook. Queen Ti Meminne of La Gonave. The Magic Island. Scan leaf 382. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0373