Sarah Forbes Bonetta

Black Chronicles II Exhibition, London – 12 September – 29 November 2014

By Africa in Words on 8 October , 2014 • ( 0 )

Black Chronicles II Rivington Place, London UK 12 September – 29 November 2014 Free Exhibition Autograph ABP presents Black Chronicles II, a new exhibition exploring black presences in 19th and early 20th-century Britain, through the prism of studio portraiture – continuing our critical mission… Read More ›

Sarah Forbes Bonetta: biography, migration and the historical agenda

By C E Hastings on 11 March , 2013 • ( 4 )

I gave a paper last year debating the use of Sarah Forbes Bonetta’s biography over time. Sarah’s story reads like a novel: a young girl who was ‘adopted’ by Queen Victoria, after a traveller to West Africa brought her back… Read More ›