Painting "Liberte d'Haiti"

NamePainting

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1990s

Place madeCroix des Bouquets, Haiti, Caribbean

Place collectedPort-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean

MediumMasonite, Acrylic Paint

Dimensions10 3/16 × 8 1/16 × 1/8 in. (25.8 × 20.5 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.37.28

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.37.28

ProvenancePurchased by donor from Iron Market, Port-au-Prine, Haiti, Caribbean.

DescriptionThis painting has a solid black background. At the center of the painting there is a head in profile with a large pink, yellow and purple hat. Above are shackled wrists. The chain that binds the wrists is broken in the middle. Near the bottom of the painting in red letters are the words "LIBERTE D HAITI".