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Young Queen Anacaona
In the 1490s, the most reputable samba was a talented and beautiful woman by the name of Anacaona, the golden flower. Anacaona ruled the kingdom of Xaragua with her brother Bohechio. Her natural beauty, charm, and passion for traditional art, culture and leadership of her kingdom was the catalyst that won the heart of cacique Caonabo of the Magua kingdom. Today, the name Anacaona is a symbol of resistance, strength and leadership. |
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Oil on canvas
16"x24", 24"x30" and 24"x36"
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Young Queen Anacaona
In the 1490s, the most reputable samba was a talented and beautiful woman by the name of Anacaona, the golden flower. Anacaona ruled the kingdom of Xaragua with her brother Bohechio. Her natural beauty, charm, and passion for traditional art, culture and leadership of her kingdom was the catalyst that won the heart of cacique Caonabo of the Magua kingdom. Today, the name Anacaona is a symbol of resistance, strength and leadership. |
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Oil on canvas
16"x24", 24"x30" and 24"x36"
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Sacred Intruments
Sacred Instruments symbolically represents the maroon’s tools of communication. The musical sounds of many of these instruments were also used as a spiritual bridge that connect the maroons and Africa. |
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18"x24", 22"x30" and 30"x40"
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Boukman Invoking the Spirit of Freedom
The Vodou priest who celebrated the ceremony of Bois Caïman and one of the leaders of the Saint-Domingue uprising, asked for the help of the gods in the following words: “The God who made the sea that shines upon us, who causes the sea to rise, the thunder to roar, do you hear me, all of you? Hidden in the clouds, God witnesses the atrocities the whites commit against you. The God of the whites sanctions their crimes and does not care about us. But God, who is so good, orders us to avenge ourselves. He will direct our arms and stands beside us. Destroy the image of the white man’s God who is thirsty for our tears, listen to the voice of freedom rising in your heart.” |
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16”x20”, 24”x30” and 30”x40”
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Toussaint Louverture Issuing the Constitution
Toussaint Louverture, the son of an enslaved African chief was born in Saint-Domingue. His education by a family friend included a philosophical commitment to the ideal of freedom from slavery. From the moment he joined the slave revolt in 1791 at the age of 45, he was its leader. He led the foundation for the first black republic and inspired slaves and oppressed people all over the world. |
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17"x24", "20x30" and 26"x36"
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Marie-Jeanne Lamartinierre
Marie-Jeanne Lamartinierre was a nurse and a soldier who bravely fought against the French in the northern part of Haiti. She is known as one of the heroine of the war of independence. She became a symbol for Haitian women, ready to defend liberty and equality. (oil on canvas, 22 x 28. Collection of Judge Marie Bookman) |
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22”x28” and 16”x20”
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Catherine Flon Sewing the Flag
Catherine Flon is considered a national symbol of freedom, she sew the blue and the red to create the flag on May 18, 1803. She was active and supportive of the Haitian revolutionary army |
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16"x20", 24"x30" and 36"x48"
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines Presenting the Flag
Dessalines, the leader of the revolutionary army who triumphantly defeated the French was a visionary who would stop at nothing for the fight of liberty. Already in May 1803, six months before the decisive Battle of Vertières, he asked Catherine Flon to sow the Haitian flag, a tangible symbol of Haiti as an independent nation |
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16"x24", 20"x30" and 24"x36"
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Battle of Vertières
The most decisive battle leading to Haiti’s independence took place on November 18, 1803 in Vertières in the northern part of Haiti near present day Cap-Haïtien. This battle sealed the freedom of the first Black Republic. |
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16"x20", 24"x30" and 36"x48"
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King Henri Christophe and His Architect
Henri Christophe is among the great Haitian historical leaders who played an important role in the revolutionary period of Saint-Domingue. In 1811, he proclaimed himself king and ruled the northern part of Haiti until 1820. One of the most tangible symbol of his reign is the Citadelle Henri located in northern Haiti. The Citadelle is one of the wonders of the world and is the largest fortress in the Western hemisphere. |
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18"x24",22"x30" and 30"x40"
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Marie Laveau Invoking the Spirit of Love
The legendary “Voodoo” queen of New Orleans is one of the most famous and controversial figures in Louisiana’s history. She remains an important historical icon and is admired and loved by many. |
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18"x21", 24"x28" and 30"x35"
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Gingerbread House
Painted in 1981, Jean-Pierre won first prize for this painting, depicting a typical Gingerbread house that could be found in Haiti or New Orleans. |
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14"x20", 18"x24" and 22"x30"
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Louis Armstrong
Jean-Pierre painted this portrait of “Satchmo”, the legendary Louis Armstrong as part of “A Tribute to ‘Satchmo”: Louis Armstrong Centennial Art Exhibit” sponsored by the city of New Orleans. Jean-Pierre won first prize for this painting in 2001. |
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16”x20”, 24”x30” and 30”x40”
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Rara Léôgane
Reminiscent of New Orleans second-line celebrations, Rara in Haiti is a typical communal and spiritual celebration made of members of a particular Vodou congregation. The Raras in Léôgane are among the most well-known in Haiti. |
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18"x24", 22"x30" and 30"x40"
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Liberty-PalmTree
Reminiscent of New Orleans second-line celebrations, Rara in Haiti is a typical communal and spiritual celebration made of members of a particular Vodou congregation. The Raras in Léôgane are among the most well-known in Haiti. |
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Oil on canvas
12"x24", 18"x24" and 24"x48"
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New Orleans Second-Line
Reminiscent of New Orleans second-line celebrations, Rara in Haiti is a typical communal and spiritual celebration made of members of a particular Vodou congregation. The Raras in Léôgane are among the most well-known in Haiti. |
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Oil on canvas
16"x20", 19"x24" and 22"x28"
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Awakening & Detachment
Reminiscent of New Orleans second-line celebrations, Rara in Haiti is a typical communal and spiritual celebration made of members of a particular Vodou congregation. The Raras in Léôgane are among the most well-known in Haiti. |
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