Dear Editor,
On behalf of the African Welfare Convention and on my own behalf, I wish to express my profound condolences to the bereaved members of the family of the late Brother Philip Moore, who is an outstanding son of Guyana and an icon of this nation. He will always be remembered for his outstanding sculpture and magnificent works of art which he produced during his lifetime.
Brother Philip Moore was born in the village of Manchester in the Corentyne, Berbice, on October 21, 1921. He attended the Church of Scotland School, where he earned his school-leaving certificate in 1938. At the age of nineteen he embraced mystical Christianity which is the theology of the Jordanites, and in which he remained until the time of his death.
In 1955, he began his creative work of art, but he was only recognized in 1964 when his talented works came to the attention of the Department of Culture, who then hired him to teach Craft and Arts. He was also artist in residence at Princeton University in the USA for four years. His works have been recognized throughout the Caribbean and the world. His greatest masterpiece is the 1763 Monument, which today is where we now stand in recognition of his outstanding contribution to this nation. We can only demand that the highest honour be bestowed on him as he deserves, and as an icon in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. As we celebrate his life and pay respect to the great son of our soil, may his soul rest in peace.
Yours faithfully,
C Conway
Secretary
The African Welfare Convention
