WASHINGTON, CMC—The Organization of American States (OAS) says the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis has donated the artwork “Mosaic—A Woman of Power in an Everyday World” by artist Vaughn Anslyn to the permanent art collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas.
During a recent ceremony at OAS headquarters here, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis Jacinth Henry-Martin noted that Vaughn Anslyn’s work is the first by an artist from her country to enter the museum’s permanent collection.
She described the work as “a testament to our nation’s artistic spirit and cultural identity” and “an enduring symbol of the depth and quality of our cultural heritage.”
OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro thanked the Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis for the donation. It was “a landmark moment for our institution amid the ongoing efforts of the museum to promote the arts of the Caribbean at the OAS.”
Almagro said the donation follows a similar gesture from St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines.
Anslyn expressed his gratitude for the work’s incorporation into the museum’s collection, stating that “the piece that you see before you came from a deep-rooted sense of urgency, and not only that but a connection, a deep connection that I share with my mother.
“And so, this is my contribution and my dedication to my mother, and I’m eternally grateful that it ended up in a place like this on permanent display,” he added.
The OAS said Anslyn’s work was selected by “a juried process among more than a dozen entries that were received in response to a call for entries throughout the country.”
The OAS said the artwork will be exhibited at the Caribbean art gallery, organized and presented by the OAS Art Museum of the Americas, in the Delegates Lounge of the OAS Main Building in Washington.
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