Windrush a portrait of a generation

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - Friday, September 1, 2023

Clapham Library

An exhibition by photographer Jim Grover opens this week, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush, which brought 492 Caribbean migrants to the UK. Windrush: A Voyage through the Generations explores what the distinctive Caribbean culture of the first arrivals means for the subsequent generations.

Windrush: Portrait of a Generation was first exhibited in the Oxo Gallery on London’s south Bank from May 23rd-June 10th, 2018, to critical acclaim (‘One of 2018’s must see shows’) and extensive national media coverage. Some 13,000 visitors came to the exhibition over its 17 day run, a record for the gallery, of which 63% were of ethnic minorities, and mostly with Caribbean heritage.

This photo-story shone a light on the lives and traditions of some of the first generation migrants living in south London. The work was created over 11 months in 2017 and 2018 to recognise and celebrate the 70th anniversary, in June 2018, of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.

The exhibition has been re-exhibited five times with well over 20,000 visitors.

Showing at Clapham Library daily.