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

Early life

Caesar was born on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts. At an early age, he moved to Birmingham, England.

Career

Caesar has personally exhibited and curated numerous exhibitions on photography.

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

As a photographer and artist, Caesar has worked in Spain, India, South America, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Albania, and Jamaica, documenting diverse communities. Caesar's artwork and photographs have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery,

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.

External links

  • , National Portrait gallery
  • Liz Aubrey, , BuildHollywood, 9-6-2021
  • at V&A
  • , Martin Parr foundation
  • , The Guardian, 29 April 2021
  • Emalee Beddoes-Davis, 19 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Birmingham Museums, 27 April 2020
  • , BBC TV
  • at Birmingham City Archives, United Kingdom