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, Hector Hyppolite 1894-1948 Paintings

Information: From St. marc, Haiti Hyppolite was educated as an apprentice shoemaker. He also worked as a cobbler, housepainter, furniture decorator, ship builder, and Innkeeper. A decisive figure in modern Haitian art, Hyppolite is generally considered to be the most important of the untrained painters in the mid twentieth century of his country. Details of his life are sparse but Hyppolite was known as a Houngan, or Voodoo Priest. During a five-year sojourn to Africa Hyppolite connection to the home of his ancestors was central to his artistic expression. In the early 1940’s he began painting with an association with Le Centre d’ Art in Port-au-Prince. What followed was a brief but prolific period of creation that lasted until his death in 1948. The subjects of his work ranges from Christian themes, still life, and voodoo imagery. During the final years of his creative times, Hyppolite’s paintings attracted international attention including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. A legend in his country, Hyppolite is known for his aesthetically complex yet highly intuitive paintings. Reference: The St. James Guide to Black Artist Edited by Thomas Riggs, 1997, St. James Press, Detroit, MI Considered one of "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002" The African American Registry

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Bibliography: Museums Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Musée d'Art Haitien, St. Pierre, Haiti Seldon Rodman Collection of Popular Art, NJ References "Sacred Arts of Haitian Voodoo", exhibit catalog, 1972 "Surrealism and Painting", Breton, 1972 "Where Art Is Joy", Rodman, 1988 "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002"

Credit: Milwaukee Art Museum

	The Adoration of Love, 1946Ð48.Oil on board.Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Richard and Erna Flagg. Credit: Milwaukee Art Museum
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