Dr Pogus Caesar (born 1953) is a British photographer, conceptual artist, archivist, author, curator, television producer and director. He was born in

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, and grew up in

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, England.

Early life

Dr Pogus Caesar was born on the Caribbean island of St Kitts and came to Britain at an early age and up in Birmingham. A self-taught artist, he took up painting seriously in his early 20s. Caesar developed his own technique by using simple pens and ink, composing his paintings with thousands of tiny dots. This minutely detailed use of a fountain pen meant that even the smaller works took several months to complete.

Career

During the early 1980s Caesar was appointed director of the West Midlands Minority Arts Service. He was also the first chairman of Birmingham International Film & Television Festival. For the

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he curated with

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's ''

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'', then as Series Producer, Director and Series Editor of entertainment, sport and multicultural programmes for Central Television,

Carlton Television Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Tele ...

and BBC. Radio programmes include ''Mr & Mrs Smith'' BRMB Radio and ''The Windrush E. Smith Show'',

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. In 1993 Caesar founded a production company, Windrush Productions. In 1995 Caesar was responsible for Carlton Television's multi cultural output - programmes including ''

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'', ''

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'' and the award-winning multicultural series ''

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''. As a photographer and artist Caesar has worked in Spain,

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, South America and

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and

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, South Africa,

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and

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, documenting diverse communities. Caesar's artwork and photographs have been acquired by the U.S

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in Washington, D.C., the

Victoria & Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

(V&A), National Portrait Gallery,

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Leicester Museum & Art Gallery The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery (until 2020, New Walk Museum and Art Gallery) is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. It opened in 1849 as one of the first public museums in the United Kingdom. Leiceste ...

Martin Parr Foundation Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in p ...

, Bristol,

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and

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local h ...

represent important visual documents recording key figures in black British history. Caesar's first publication, ''Muzik Kinda Sweet'', is a photography book featuring black musicians including

Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development o ...

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, s ...

and

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...

. The foreword for the book was written by

Paul Gilroy Paul Gilroy (born 16 February 1956) is an English sociologist and cultural studies scholar who is the founding Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Race and Racism at University College, London (UCL). Gilroy is the 2019 ...

and it was published by OOM Gallery Archive in 2010. Caesar's second book, ''Sparkbrook Pride'' (2011), consists of 70 black-and-white photos of residents of Sparkbrook. The book has a foreword written by

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and an introduction by Paris-based photographer Nigel Dickinson. The limited edition photobook ''Handsworth Riots 1985'', documenting the

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in the Handsworth district of Birmingham was published in 2020. In 2015 Caesar's photography documenting the Handsworth riots of 1985 was presented by the

at the Annual Meeting of the

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in Switzerland. Caesar was featured in Jacqui MacDonald's book ''Portraits of Black Achievement'': composing successful careers' (Lifetime Careers Ltd, 2001). The book included extended interviews with 70 black achievers, describing what it means to be black in Britain today. 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 Caesar became a Director of 'Positive View Foundation' in 2022. The charity supports the most deprived 16–25 year olds living on our most challenging estates - their upbringing having led them to negative consequences, both for themselves and others amongst their community. Caesar was awarded an honorary doctorate by

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in 2018 for his outstanding contribution to the visual arts. Caesar also made the list of "175 Brummies Who Inspire", which includes inspirational people across arts, business, education, sports and science who either hail from Birmingham or have made a significant contribution to the City. He was awarded the'Westmore Ezekiel Award' in 2010 by Birmingham Black International Film Festival for his contribution to British television. In 1995 Caesar was awarded the 'Prix Circom Regionale' for producing and directing the Central Television series 'Xpress.' DACS UK and ARS (Artist Rights Society) New York represent Pogus Caesar's extensive photographic and film archives.

Exhibitions

* ''Pogus Caesar Paintings'' –

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, 1986. Solo exhibition * ''Instamatic Views of New York'' –

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, Bradford, 1986. Solo exhibition * '' Into The Open'' –

, Sheffield, 1984 (as Curator/Exhibitor). Group exhibition * ''Caribbean Expressions in Britain'' – The

, 1986 Central Museum and Art Gallery,

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, 1986, Cartwright Hall, Bradford, 1987 (as Curator/Exhibitor). Group exhibition * '' Break in the Seal'' –

Herbert Art Gallery Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (also known as the Herbert) is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre, media studio and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England. Overview The museum is named after Sir Alfred Herbe ...

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, 1988. Joint exhibition * ''Sharp Voices, Still Lives'' –

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local ...

, 1990. Group exhibition * ''Vibes: The Roots of Urban Music'' – Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, 2004 / Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2005. Group exhibition * ''Burning Images – Revolution Through The Lens'' – The Drum, Birmingham, 2005. Group exhibition * '' Handsworth Riots - Twenty Summers On'' –

OOM Gallery Dr Pogus Caesar (born 1953) is a British photographer, conceptual artist, archivist, author, curator, television producer and director. He was born in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England. Early life Dr Pogus Caesar was ...

/ BBC Mailbox, Birmingham, 2005. Solo exhibition * ''From Jamaica Row – Rebirth of the Bullring'' – OOM Gallery, Birmingham, 2006. Solo exhibition * ''Seeing Slavery'' –

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free. One of the four local authority museums in the city, the other three being Gladstone Pottery Museum, ...

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, 2007. Group exhibition * ''Religion, Slavery and Diaspora'' –

Horniman Museum The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical ...

& Garden, London, 2007. Group exhibition * ''Trespassers Will Be Shot – Survivors Will Be Shot Again – Images of Joburg & Capetown'' – Friction Arts, Birmingham, 2007. Solo exhibition * ''The Art of Ideas'' – Birmingham, UK, 2008. Group exhibition * ''That Beautiful Thing'' –

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, 2008. Solo exhibition * ''That Beautiful Thing'' – Three White Walls Gallery, Birmingham, 2008. Solo exhibition * ''From Jamaica Row – Rebirth of the Bullring'' – Kinetic AIU, Birmingham, 2008–09. Solo exhibition * ''Muzik Kinda Sweet: Photographs 1985–2009'' – Fazeley Studios, Birmingham, 2009. Solo exhibition * ''Pattern Recognition'' – City Gallery,

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, 2009. Group exhibition * ''Participation: The film and workshop movement 1979–1991'' –

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Birmingham Exhibition and archive project, 2009 * ''South Africa – Brighter Flame'' – Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 2010. Solo exhibition * ''Muzik Kinda Sweet'' –

British Music Experience The British Music Experience is a permanent exhibition in the Cunard Building on Liverpool's waterfront. It began as an exhibition, taking up more than 20,000 square feet, installed into The O2 Bubble, part of The O2 in Greenwich, L ...

, O2, London, 2011. Solo exhibition * ''Reggae Kinda Sweet'' –

Trinity Centre The Trinity CentreThe Trinity Centre is a community arts centre and independent live music venue.The building has been managed by Trinity Community Arts Ltd. since 2003 and was formerly the Holy Trinity Church, in the Parish of St Philip and ...

, Bristol, UK. 2012. Solo exhibition * ''Reggae Kinda Sweet'' – The Drum, Birmingham, UK. 2013. Solo exhibition * ''Islands on the Edge'' - Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, USA, 2015. Group exhibition * ''Staying Power'',

V&A Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

, London, 2015. Group exhibition * ''Within and Without: Body Image and the Self'',

, Birmingham, 2019. Group exhibition * ''Handsworth "1985" Revisited'', Multi Site Billboard Installation with

, Birmingham, 2019. Joint exhibition * ''Inspiring Photographs: Collecting for the Future'',

National Portrait Gallery, London The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was arguably the first national public gallery dedicated to portraits in the world when it ...

,UK 2019–2020. Group exhibition * ''Birmingham Revolutions: Power to the People'',

, Birmingham,UK 2019–2020. Group exhibition * ''Black Lives Matter'', Multi-Site Billboard Installation, London and Birmingham,UK 2020. Solo exhibition * ''Dub London: Bassline of a City'',

Museum of London The Museum of London is a museum in London, covering the history of the UK's capital city from prehistoric to modern times. It was formed in 1976 by amalgamating collections previously held by the City Corporation at the Guildhall Museum (fou ...

,UK 2020. Group exhibition. * Bristol Photo Festival: ''Island Life'', Photographs from the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol,UK 2021. Group exhibition * ''War Inna Babylon: The Community's Struggle for Truths & Rights'',

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch, the I ...

, London,UK 2021. Group Exhibition * ''Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now'',

Tate Britain Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in ...

, London,UK 2021/22. Group exhibition * ''Creative Connections''

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (also known as the Herbert) is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre, media studio and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England. Overview The museum is named after Sir Alfred Herb ...

, Coventry, UK 2022. Group Exhibition * ''We Are Birmingham'',

, Birmingham, UK 2022. Group exhibition * ''The Black Triangle'' Atlas Gallery, London, UK 2022. Group exhibition * ''Tower of Dreams''

, Birmingham, UK 2022. Video installation * ''This is Britai: Photographs from the 1970s and 1980s''

,Washington, USA 2023. Group exhibition Throughout his career, Caesar has provided support and development for a host of educational and cultural initiatives regionally, nationally and internationally.

Television production credits

* ''Black On Black'', Channel 4, 1985–1986 Multi-cultural current affairs/entertainment series. Line Producer * ''Here & Now'', Central Television, 1986–1989. Multi-cultural series, featuring

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...

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, Nigel Benn,

Craig Charles Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, television and radio presenter. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera ''Coronation ...

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...

, Carmen Munroe,

James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer. He garnered acclaim across various media, including essays, novels, plays, and poems. His first novel, '' Go Tell It on the Mountain'', was published in 1953; ...

. Presenter and Director * ''One World'', Central Television. 1990–91. Multi-cultural series, featuring

Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democrati ...

MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He is known for hit songs such as " U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit" ...

. Interviewer and Director * ''I'm Black in Britain'', Central Television, 1993; 30-minute documentary investigating racism in Britain. Interviewees include John Tyndall of National Front. Interviewer and Director * ''Designer Babies'', Central Television, 1993. 30-minute documentary on Vitro Fertilization. Interviewees included Patrick Steptoe CBE and Professor Robert Winston. Co-Producer and Interviewer * ''The Cook Report'', Central Television, 1994. 30-minute current affairs programme. Investigative Reporter * ''An Eye on X'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television/ACGB 1995. Short film on micro sculptor Willard Wigan. Producer and Director * ''Xpress'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television 1995 14 X 30-minute entertainment series featuring Sharron Davies, Derek Redmond, Mark Morrison, China Black, Rozalla, Ranking Roger of The Beat. Series Producer and Director * ''Edwin Starr: Agent 00 Soul'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television 1995. Documentary on American soul singer Edwin Starr. Producer and Director * ''Prince at The New Power Generation at the NEC'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television 1995. Short film on Prince and his band including interviews and concert footage. Producer and Director * ''Love in Kenya'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television 1995. English woman on holiday finds love and marriage with Kenyan man. Producer and Director * ''15 Minute Meals'', Windrush Productions for Carlton Television, 1995. Six chefs from around the world cook up local dishes in 15 minutes. Series Producer and Director * ''Respect'', Carlton Television, 1995 – six 30-minute sports series (documentaries on heavyweight champion boxer

Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer and boxing commentator who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and the last heavyweight to hol ...

, British rugby player

Martin Offiah Martin Nwokocha Offiah MBE ( (''original pronunciation''), (''commonly used'')); born 29 December 1965) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Offiah was inducted i ...

, Olympic athlete

Judy Simpson Judith Earline Veronica Simpson (née Livermore; born 14 November 1960) is a British former heptathlete who competed at three Olympic Games. She went on to appear as Nightshade in the TV show ''Gladiators'' between 1993 and 1996. Athletics car ...

, Aston Villa footballer Tony Daley, Olympic athlete John Regis, and disabled tennis player Diana Bowles). Series Producer and Director * ''Aaliyah Live in Amsterdam'', Windrush Productions, 1995, 51-minute documentary on hip-hop superstar

Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and " ...

. Producer and Director * ''The A-Force'', BBC TV Manchester, 1997. 6 x 60-minute entertainment series, lifestyle documentary featuring

Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' name ...

Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of p ...

John Singleton John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

and

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songw ...

in Toronto, Canada. Senior Producer and Director * ''The A-Force'', BBC TV Manchester, 1997. 6 x 60-minute entertainment series, lifestyle documentary on AC Milan footballer George Weah in Italy. Senior Producer and Director * ''The A-Force'', BBC TV Manchester, 1997. 6 x 60-minute entertainment series, lifestyle documentary on Liverpool footballer

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to ce ...

. Senior Producer and Director * ''The A-Force'', BBC TV Manchester, 1997. 6 x 60-minute entertainment series, Nas & The Fugees in Manchester. Senior Producer * ''Drumbeat'', Carlton Television, 1999. 6 x 60-minute entertainment/current affairs series. Interviewees including

Lynden David Hall Lynden David Hall (7 May 1974 – 14 February 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who emerged during the late 1990s as part of the neo soul movement. In 1999, he was the first UK performer ever voted "Best Male ...

Ruby Turner Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Ame ...

, Mr Vegas. Series Editor and Presenter

References

External links

* Sebastian ay
"11 questions with Dr Pogus Caesar"
14 November 2020
"SHUTTER SPEED: An interview with Dr Pogus Caesar"

"Photographer in Focus: Pogus Caesar"
National Portrait gallery * Liz Aubrey
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''BuildHollywood'', 9-6-2021
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"Pogus Caesar: Handsworth Riots 1985
Martin Parr foundation
"Drinkers and dreamers: Martin Parr's favourite images of postwar Britain and Ireland – in pictures"
''The Guardian'', 29 April 2021 * Rangzeb Hussain
"REVIEW: Handsworth Riots 1985 – Pogus Caesar’s photographs hold a tragic mirror to our age"
''I Am Birmingham'', 27 October 2020 * Emalee Beddoes-Davis
"Artist in Focus: Pogus Caesar"
Birmingham Museums, 27 April 2020
''Muzik Kinda Sweet'' exhibition in BirminghamSouth Africa – A Brighter Flame exhibition
– Symphony Hall Birmingham / OOM Gallery
"Behind The Lens Of Pogus Caesar"
BBC TV
Creation For Liberation exhibition, UK

The Pogus Caesar / OOM Gallery Archive
at Birmingham City Archives, United Kingdom
– Pogus Caesar/Black History Month/BBC TV

.Pogus Caesar interview for Outsideleft Magazine (Los Angeles)

"A Different Reality-minority struggles in Britain"
Warwick University
"History in the making"
''Birmingham Life'' article.
"City artist Pogus Caesar's best work in focus"
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