The Ties that Bind: Haiti, the United States, and the Art of Ulrick Jean-Pierre in Comparative Perspective

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

The Ties that Bind: Haiti, the United States, and the Art of Ulrick Jean-Pierre in Comparative Perspective
The Ties that Bind: Haiti, the United States, and the Art of Ulrick Jean-Pierre in Comparative Perspective
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Galleries 315 and 316, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The Ties That Bind reveals the deep historical connections between Haiti and the United States through the lens of contemporary Haitian art. The exhibition features 12 paintings created by Haitian-born, New Orleans–based painter Ulrick Jean-Pierre that portray striking historic figures influential events in a monumental scale alongside 20th-century Haitian art from the Spencer’s Mary Lou Vansant Hughes collection.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988), Parade
circa 1940–1976
Gerard Valcin (1925–1988), Konbit
Gerard Valcin (1925–1988)
circa 1970
Daniel Orelus (born 1946), People Partying
Daniel Orelus (born 1946)
circa 1970
Penius Leriche (born 1940), Woman Leading a Blind Man
Penius Leriche (born 1940)
circa 1970
Lucien Pradel (born 1923), mother nursing child, boy on a chair inside a hut
Lucien Pradel (born 1923)
circa 1950–1976
Jean Kolein, Beauty Shop
Jean Kolein
circa 1970
Adam Leontus (1923–1986, active 1940s–1986), Tropical Bird
circa 1950–1976
Jean Edy Morisset, Vodou Ceremony
Jean Edy Morisset
circa 1970
Murat Brierre (1938–1988), Crucifix
Murat Brierre (1938–1988)
1966–1976
Jacksin Mesidor, Arche de Noé (Noah's Ark)
Jacksin Mesidor
circa 1970
Edgar Brierre (born 1933), Three Angels with Black Jesus
Edgar Brierre (born 1933)
circa 1960s
Georges Auguste (born 1933), untitled
Georges Auguste (born 1933)
circa 1961
Gesner Armand (1936–2008, active 1950–2008), Doves
Gesner Armand (1936–2008, active 1950–2008)
circa 1970

Events

September 7, 2018
Talk
10:30–11:30AM
Spencer Museum of Art
September 7, 2018
Social
5:00–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
October 17, 2018
Talk
10:30AM–12:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 17, 2018
Performance
1:30–3:00PM
Haskell Indian Nations University, Auditorium
October 18, 2018
Talk
5:30–8:30PM
309 Auditorium, Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
October 20, 2018
Activity
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 21, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 23, 2018
Talk
12:00–1:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Long Ellis Gallery, 315, 316
October 25, 2018
Talk
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316, Spencer Museum of Art, Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation Gallery, 315
October 28, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art

Resources

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