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, Georges Liautaud 1899-1991 Sculpture (metal)

Information: Georges Liautaud worked as a railroad repairman and blacksmith until he was encouraged to join the Centre d'Art by its founder, Dewitt Peters. He became the first of the artists there to work in metal, initiating what is now a traditional art form in Haiti. He creates forged and chiseled forms from oil drums, as well as flattened silhouettes of cut-out and perforated sheet metal. His primal forms, uninfluenced by formal conventions, have a universal impact. Considered one of "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002" Galerie Bonheur

	Reference / Links:
	Candice Russel's Haitianna Museum of the Americas Galerie Bonheur
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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 "Voodoo and the Art of Haiti", Williams, 1969 "Where Art Is Joy", Rodman, 1988 "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002"

Credit: Museum of the Americas

Crucifixion (1959)cut and hammered iron46 x 40 1/2 x 9" Credit: Museum of the Americas

Dancing Couple Medium: recycled steel Size: 14 x 20 Credit: Galerie Bonheur

	Woman Carrying Her Crippled Husband Medium: iron Size: 14 x 21.5 Credit: Galerie Bonheur
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