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
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

André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004), The Horseman
The Horseman
André Pierre
circa 1970
Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988), Parade
Parade
Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse
circa 1940–1976
Gerard Valcin (1925–1988), Konbit
Konbit
Gerard Valcin
circa 1970
André Pierre (1914–2005, active 1940s–2004), Les Trois Esprits d'Nago (The Three Spirits of Nago)
Les Trois Esprits d'Nago (The Three Spirits of Nago)
André Pierre
circa 1972
angel with a trumpet
angel with a trumpet
circa 1970
Daniel Orelus (born 1946), People Partying
People Partying
Daniel Orelus
circa 1970
Penius Leriche (born 1940), Woman Leading a Blind Man
Woman Leading a Blind Man
Penius Leriche
circa 1970
Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994), Asefi (enough daughters)
Asefi (enough daughters)
Bernard Séjourné
1975
Bernard Séjourné (1947–1994), Erzuline
Erzuline
Bernard Séjourné
1974
Lucien Pradel (born 1923), mother nursing child, boy on a chair inside a hut
mother nursing child, boy on a chair inside a hut
Lucien Pradel
circa 1950–1976
Jean Kolein, Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop
Jean Kolein
circa 1970
Salnave Philippe-Auguste (1908–1989, active 1958–1989), Colère (Anger)
Colère (Anger)
Salnave Philippe-Auguste
1974
Préfête Duffaut (1923–2012, active 1946–2012), mountainous cityscape with criss-crossing roads
mountainous cityscape with criss-crossing roads
Préfête Duffaut
circa 1960–1985
Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000), Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather
Pierre Joseph-Valcin
1975
Adam Leontus (1923–1986, active 1940s–1986), Tropical Bird
Tropical Bird
Adam Leontus
circa 1950–1976
Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927), Three Birds in a Tree
Three Birds in a Tree
Descourcel Gourgue
circa 1970
Descourcel Gourgue (born 1927), Two Birds in a Tree with Three Butterflies
Two Birds in a Tree with Three Butterflies
Descourcel Gourgue
circa 1970
Jean Edy Morisset, Vodou Ceremony
Vodou Ceremony
Jean Edy Morisset
circa 1970
Murat Brierre (1938–1988), Crucifix
Crucifix
Murat Brierre
1966–1976
Rigaud S. Benoît (1911–1986); Antonio Joseph (1921–2016, active 1944–2016), untitled
untitled
Rigaud S. Benoît, Antonio Joseph
circa 1980
Jacksin Mesidor, Arche de Noé (Noah's Ark)
Arche de Noé (Noah's Ark)
Jacksin Mesidor
circa 1970
Jasmin Joseph (1923–2005, active 1940s–2005), Paradise
Paradise
Jasmin Joseph
1969
Edgar Brierre (born 1933), Three Angels with Black Jesus
Three Angels with Black Jesus
Edgar Brierre
circa 1960s
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Céremonie du Bois Caïman II (Revolution of Saint-Domingue, Haiti, 1791)
Céremonie du Bois Caïman II (Revolution of Saint-Domingue, Haiti, 1791)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
1995
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2013
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Toussaint Louverture (Issuing the First Constitution of Saint-Domingue [Haiti], 1801)
Toussaint Louverture (Issuing the First Constitution of Saint-Domingue [Haiti], 1801)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
1986–1987
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Marie-Jeanne Lamartinierre (Haitian Revolution, 1802)
Marie-Jeanne Lamartinierre (Haitian Revolution, 1802)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2018
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Queen Anacaona I (Native Haitian)
Queen Anacaona I (Native Haitian)
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2018
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Map of Haitia-Louisiana Migrations
Map of Haitia-Louisiana Migrations
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2018
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable
Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2014
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), John James Audubon
John James Audubon
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2014
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Marie Laveau
Marie Laveau
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2018
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Crucified Liberty
Crucified Liberty
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
1998
Ulrick Jean-Pierre (born 1955), Institutionalized Symbolism
Institutionalized Symbolism
Ulrick Jean-Pierre
2007
Georges Auguste (born 1933), untitled
untitled
Georges Auguste
circa 1961
Gesner Armand (1936–2008, active 1950–2008), Doves
Doves
Gesner Armand
circa 1970
Vierge Pierre (born 1945), Market Day
Market Day
Vierge Pierre
1968–1976
Pierre Joseph-Valcin (1925–2000, active 1960s–2000), Ladies Under a Tree Picking and Packing Fruit
Ladies Under a Tree Picking and Packing Fruit
Pierre Joseph-Valcin
circa 1970
Paul Nemours (born 1946), Rooster
Rooster
Paul Nemours
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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