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The National Museum of Art is an art museum in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [1] The museum contains pre-Columbian works of art from all over the country. [2] See also
The National Museum of Haiti (Musée National d'Haïti) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was completed in 1938. [1] It is located at Route Nationale No. 1 in the neighborhood of Montrouis. It is not to be confused with the Musée du Panthéon National Haitien (MUPANAH) (built in 1983), which is located across the street from the National Palace .
Haitian art is a type of artwork often characterized by vivid colors, spatial composition and spontaneity of painting. [2] By the mid 1950s, Haitian naïve art was firmly established, and other institutions began to emerge, such as the Foyer des Arts Plastiques (1950) and the Galerie Brochette (1956). [3]
Hector Hyppolite (1894 – 1948) was a Haitian painter. Considered as the "Grand Maître of Haitian Art" [1] Born in Saint-Marc, Hyppolite was a third generation Vodou priest, or oungan. [2] He also made shoes and painted houses before taking up fine art painting, which he did untrained. [2] Hyppolite spent five years outside of Haiti from 1915 ...
In 1948, encouraged by Bill Kraus - an American journalist and artist living in Haiti, Duffaut joined the Centre d'Art in the Haitian capital. [2] [3] There began working alongside important Haitian artists such as Gesner Abelard and Hector Hyppolite. Later, he joined the Galerie Issa, where he worked for many years. [4]
Salnave Philippe-Auguste (1908 - 1989) was a Haitian painter, lawyer, and magistrate known for his jungle scenes. [1]Philippe-Auguste's work was included in the travelling exhibition, "Haitian Art," organized by the Brooklyn Museum in 1978, which traveled to the Milwaukee Art Center (now the Milwaukee Art Museum), and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
The National Pantheon Museum in Port-Au-Prince,Haiti was opened in 1983. This cultural center is to perpetuate and disseminate the memory of "Fathers of the Nation". [1] One of its main missions is to participate in heritage conservation and prevent dissemination of national culture while teaching tourists about the Haitian culture.
In 1972, he joined the administrative council of the Museum of Haitian Art at St. Pierre College in Port-au-Prince. He taught drawing and screen-printing at the Centre d'Art. His works have been exhibited in the United States, Mexico, Jamaica, and Spain.