| Joy Adamson (Jan 20th 1920 - Jan 3rd 1980) is
perhaps best remembered for her books "Born
Free", "Living Free" and
"Forever Free" which portray her
experiences of raising Elsa, an orphaned lioness
cub, and the events that followed her release
back into the wild.
Joy was deeply interested in African wildlife
and people and taught herself to paint so she could keep
a pictorial record. She started by painting the indigenous
flora of Kenya, then the coral-fish along the coast before
going on to paint portraits of the peoples of Kenya. Many
of the originals of this latter collection are on display
at the National Museum of Kenya
in Nairobi.
The "Peoples of
Kenya" online gallery features 54 pictures
from Joy's collection of portraits (some, indicated by
an "*" in the galleries, also have a little
background information to the painting). Prints
of 50 of these are available to order for just £3 or
£5 each (depending on print size) plus postage
and packing (see order
form). Two of Joy`s many
pictures of Elsa, on her own personal camp bed, are
available, price £4 each (size 14½" x 11¼").
Please see the order form
for further details.
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