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

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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
September 8, 2018–January 6, 2019
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.

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Works of art

The Horseman, André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004)
André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004)
The Horseman, circa 1970
Parade, Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988)
Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988)
Parade, circa 1940–1976
Konbit, Gerard Valcin (1925–1988)
Gerard Valcin (1925–1988)
Konbit, circa 1970
Les Trois Esprits d'Nago (The Three Spirits of Nago), André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004)
André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004)
angel with a trumpet
angel with a trumpet, circa 1970
People Partying, Daniel Orelus (born 1946)
Daniel Orelus (born 1946)
People Partying, circa 1970
Woman Leading a Blind Man, Penius Leriche (born 1940)
Penius Leriche (born 1940)
Asefi (enough daughters), Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994)
Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994)
Erzuline, Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994)
Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994)
Erzuline, 1974
mother nursing child, boy on a chair inside a hut, Lucien Pradel (born 1923)
Lucien Pradel (born 1923)
Beauty Shop, Jean Kolein
Jean Kolein
Beauty Shop, circa 1970
Colère (Anger), Salnave Philippe-Auguste (1908–1989, active 1958–1989)
Salnave Philippe-Auguste (1908–1989, active 1958–1989)
mountainous cityscape with criss-crossing roads, Préfête Duffaut (1923–2012, active 1946–2012)
Préfête Duffaut (1923–2012, active 1946–2012)
Birds of a Feather, Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000)
Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000)
Tropical Bird, Adam Leontus (1923–1986, active 1940s–1986)
Adam Leontus (1923–1986, active 1940s–1986)
Tropical Bird, circa 1950–1976
Three Birds in a Tree, Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927)
Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927)
Three Birds in a Tree, circa 1970
Two Birds in a Tree with Three Butterflies, Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927)
Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927)
Vodou Ceremony, Jean Edy Morisset
Jean Edy Morisset
Vodou Ceremony, circa 1970
Crucifix, Murat Brierre (1938–1988)
Murat Brierre (1938–1988)
Crucifix, 1966–1976
untitled, Rigaud S. Benoît (1911–1986); Antonio Joseph (1921–2016, active 1944–2016)
Rigaud S. Benoît (1911–1986); Antonio Joseph (1921–2016, active 1944–2016)
untitled, circa 1980
Arche de Noé (Noah's Ark), Jacksin Mesidor
Jacksin Mesidor
Paradise, Jasmin Joseph (1923–2005, active 1940s–2005)
Jasmin Joseph (1923–2005, active 1940s–2005)
Paradise, 1969
Three Angels with Black Jesus, Edgar Brierre (born 1933)
Edgar Brierre (born 1933)
Céremonie du Bois Caïman II (Revolution of Saint-Domingue, Haiti, 1791), Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Toussaint Louverture (Issuing the First Constitution of Saint-Domingue [Haiti], 1801), Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Marie-Jeanne Lamartinierre (Haitian Revolution, 1802), Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Queen Anacaona I (Native Haitian), Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Map of Haitia-Louisiana Migrations, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
John James Audubon, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Marie Laveau, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Marie Laveau, 2018
Crucified Liberty, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Institutionalized Symbolism, Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955)
untitled, Georges Auguste (born 1933)
Georges Auguste (born 1933)
untitled, circa 1961
Doves, Gesner Armand (1936–2008, active 1950–2008)
Gesner Armand (1936–2008, active 1950–2008)
Doves, circa 1970
Market Day, Vierge Pierre (born 1945)
Vierge Pierre (born 1945)
Market Day, 1968–1976
Ladies Under a Tree Picking and Packing Fruit, Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000)
Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000)
Rooster, Paul Nemours (born 1946)
Paul Nemours (born 1946)
Rooster, 1974

Events

September 7, 2018
Talk
Q&A with Edwidge Danticat
10:30–11:30AM
Spencer Museum of Art
September 7, 2018
Social
Friends of the Art Museum Fall Party
5:00–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
October 17, 2018
Talk
Art as Social History: Ulrick Jean-Pierre in conversation with co-curators Cécile Accilien and Casey Mesick Braun
10:30AM–12:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 17, 2018
Performance
Buffalo Boy's Resistance is Futile
1:30–3:00PM
Haskell Indian Nations University, Auditorium
October 18, 2018
Talk
Krik? Krak! Art, History, Politics & Creativity: A Conversation with Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Randal Maurice Jelks, and Cassandra Mesick Braun
5:30–8:30PM
309 Auditorium, Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
October 20, 2018
Activity
Migration Washi Tape Collage
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 21, 2018
Talk
Asefi (enough daughters)
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Dolph Simons Family Gallery, 316
October 23, 2018
Talk
Haiti, New Orleans, and the Ties that Bind
12:00–1:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Long Ellis Gallery, 315, 316
October 25, 2018
Talk
Women as Liberty and Women as Leaders in Haitian Art
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
The Ties that Bind
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art

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