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queen nanny

Queen Nanny
Liberator and National Heroe
(circa 1685 — circa 1750)
Jamaica


Queen Nanny of the Maroons is an iconic figure in Jamaican history whose legacy has been celebrated in poems, portraits, and currency. During a period of 30 years, Queen Nanny was credited with freeing more than 1,000 enslaved Africans and helping them to resettle in the Maroon community. As a result of their freedom victories against the British, two peace treaties were signed in 1738/39 granting the Maroons territorial sovereignty in their remote mountainous strongholds, including what is now the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Queen Nanny is the only female among Jamaica’s seven national heroes. Her portrait is featured on the $500 Jamaican dollar bill, which is colloquially referred to as a Nanny.

“This Nanny Jamaica portrait is one from a series painted with gouache of womxn that inspire me. (Spelled womxn to include trans and nonbinary women and used in intersectional feminism as an alternative spelling.) This and other paintings in the series are on a bold simple background to reflect the boldness of each person. To create the Queen Nanny image, I viewed other artists’ likenesses of her, but I especially connected to her image on the Jamaican $500 bill.”

- Artist Nicole Barrick

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