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