haitian art

This is the founder of the Centre D'Art Haitian, Dewitt Peters, in the lated 1940s in Haiti. He was in charge of the art center and at the same time responsible to search for new local artists in the community. During its thirteen years in existence, the centre d'art managed to expose the artistical talent of many Haitians who became renowned artists. A large percentage of these artists came from the lower and poor class an the Centre D'Art offered to them an opportunity of a lifetime

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Here is a picture of the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince. The Center was in existance for a total of thirteen years but made such a difference in the Haitian culture. This was one of the few institutions at the time in Haiti that offered an equal opportunity to several hundred Haitian artists

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Here is a picture of the Centre D'Art Haitian founded in 1944 by Dewitt Peters. He is an American teacher who went to Haiti with the objective to teach English. However, this did not turn out the way he had planed. Dewitt Peters developed an interest in the Haitian art and as a consequence started teaching art to lots of locals in the area.

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Here is a picture of Prefete Duffaut - Artist in the Haitian art industry. He is a well known Haitian paint who was produced many important artworks

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Here is a picture of a Haitian painting describing the victimes of the 2010 Haitia earthquake. This earthquake inflicted lots of suffering among the Haitian population and these artists are showing them in their artworks.

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Here is a picture of an art piece demonstrating the earthquake in Haiti. in the Haitian art industry the artists usually use the current situation in haiti to paint it. It becomes a way of writing the history of the country

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Here is a picture of Eduard Duval Carrie - Artist in the Haitian art industry. He is currently living in Miami and is well known haitian artist throughout the world

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