A small group of Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers was hosted for a private viewing of Kishan Munroe's 'Swan Song of the Flamingo' at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. The viewing was guided by the artist.
The exhibition takes as its premise the sinking of the HMBS Flamingo on May 10, 1980, and is the first large-scale monumental history paintings of such a historic event out of Bahamian history, captured by a Bahamian artist.
Four defence force officers died and many of the survivors were deeply affected by the incident, which went on to spark an international debate.
The tour, held Tuesday, December 17, was organized in memory of one of the survivors, Oscar Miller, whose portrait and own bloodied shirt from that day are displayed in the exhibition.
Miller passed away on December 10 and struggled with his memories of the historic event.
He will be laid to rest this week but his memory lives on in this groundbreaking show, which proves a timely memorial to an event that should never be forgotten.

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