Pogus Caesar
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| birth_date = 1953
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| nationality = St. Kitts and Nevis
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Pogus Caesar (born 1953)[http://new.diaspora-artists.net/display_item.php?id=1114&table=artists "Pogus Caesar"], Diaspora Artists. is a British artist, archivist, author, curator, television producer and director. He was born in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England.
Early life
Caesar was born on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts. At an early age, he moved to Birmingham, England.
Career
Caesar has personally exhibited and curated numerous exhibitions on photography.
During the early 1980s, Caesar was appointed director of the West Midlands Minority Arts Service. He was the first chairman of Birmingham International Film & Television Festival.{{cite news |last=Shannon |first=Roger |date=8 May 2008 |title=Life through a lens with Pogus Caesar |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2008/05/08/life-through-a-lens-with-pogus-caesar-65233-20881116/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906130141/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2008/05/08/life-through-a-lens-with-pogus-caesar-65233-20881116/ |archive-date=6 September 2008 |accessdate=8 August 2012 |newspaper=Birmingham Post}}
As a photographer and artist, Caesar has worked in Spain, India, South America, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Albania, and Jamaica, documenting diverse communities. Caesar's artwork and photographs have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery,{{cite web |title=Pogus Caesar - Person - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp163351 |website=National Portrait Gallery, London |accessdate=20 November 2020}}
In 2022, Caesar was named in CasildART's list of the top six Black British photographers, including Charlie Phillips, Armet Francis, Neil Kenlock and James Barnor.{{cite web |date=7 February 2022 |title=Top Six Black British Photographers You Should Know |url=https://casildart.com/blog/top-six-black-british-photographers-you-should-know |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002201458/https://casildart.com/blog/top-six-black-british-photographers-you-should-know |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=CasildART}}
References
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External links
- [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Pogus_Caesar_SHUTTER_SPEED.pdf "SHUTTER SPEED: An interview with Dr Pogus Caesar"]
- [https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/about/photographs-collection/photographers-in-focus/photographer-in-focus-pogus-caesar "Photographer in Focus: Pogus Caesar"], National Portrait gallery
- Liz Aubrey, [https://www.buildhollywood.co.uk/features/pogus-caesar-photography/ "Poggus Caesar2], BuildHollywood, 9-6-2021
- [https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=pogus%20caesar Pogus Caesar] at V&A
- [https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/prints/pogus-caesar-handsworth-riots-1985/ "Pogus Caesar: Handsworth Riots 1985], Martin Parr foundation
- [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/apr/29/drinkers-and-dreamers-martin-parrs-favourite-images-of-postwar-britain-in-pictures "Drinkers and dreamers: Martin Parr's favourite images of postwar Britain and Ireland – in pictures"], The Guardian, 29 April 2021
- Emalee Beddoes-Davis, [https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/artist-in-focus-pogus-caesar "Artist in Focus: Pogus Caesar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719083426/https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/artist-in-focus-pogus-caesar |date=19 July 2021 }}, Birmingham Museums, 27 April 2020
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/your_community/2004/10/pogus_caesar.shtml "Behind The Lens Of Pogus Caesar"], BBC TV
- [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=65193&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260 The Pogus Caesar / OOM Gallery Archive] at Birmingham City Archives, United Kingdom
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Category:Black British artists
Category:Photographers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:British television directors