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Ashley Karrell, Arthur France.
Exhibition
Arthur France: Son of a Small Island
13 Jan 2023 – 26 Feb 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Address
- Harewood House
- Harewood
- Leeds
- LS17 9LG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The village of Harewood is centrally placed in Yorkshire at the junction of the A61/A659 on the Leeds/Harrogate road and on two good bus routes (No 36 and No 923).
- Our nearest rail stations are Leeds and Harrogate. Taxis and bus connections are available.
Discover the fascinating life of Arthur France – a senior figure in the Leeds community and the founder of the Leeds West Indian Carnival – in this latest iteration of Harewood’s Open History series.
About
The exhibition launches a new series of portraits featuring people of colour taken by Leeds-based photographer Ashley Karrell, and specially commissioned by the Earl and Countess of Harewood – David Lascelles and Diane Howse. The portrait, and those of future sitters, will be displayed as a key part of the permanent collection at Harewood.
The new portrait is the finale of a captivating exhibition which celebrates Arthur’s life and contribution to the cultural life of Leeds. Arthur France: Son of a Small Island shares his story from being a boy growing up on the Caribbean island of Nevis to becoming one of the leading community figures in Leeds.
As well as a display inspired by Arthur’s own living room, a collection of objects and memorabilia of his include a cricket ball presented to France by renowned cricketer, Sir Viv Richards, and a signed cricket bat from the West Indies tour of England in 2000.
We also celebrate Arthur’s role in the foundation of Leeds West Indian Carnival, now one of Leeds’ most important annual cultural events, its history rooted in the resistance and emancipation of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean.
Harewood Open History aims to open up stories about our heritage, tell the stories of people of colour who have deep-rooted links to Harewood, and work with artists from an African and Caribbean background in order that we can use Harewood’s past and its platform now to talk and open up a conversation about diversity, representation and ultimately equality in society today.
