Save A Museum: Catalog of Haitian Artwork to raise funds for the repair of the Musée d'Art Haïtien after the January 12, 2010 Earthqu

ISBN-13: 9781518790263 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 56 str.

Toussaint Louverture Cul Foundation Inc

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Full color pictures and biographical notes about Haitian artists from artwork donated by 78 artists and collectors to raise funds for the repair of the Musee d'Art Haitien du College St Pierre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, severely damaged by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Also essays "After the Earthquake" by Haitian art historian Michel Philippe Lerebours and "Reminiscences" by Mary Voegeli de Pinho and Phyllis Voegeli, nieces of the museum's founder Bishop Alfred Voegeli. This catalog was first published in September 2013 in conjunction with the Save A museum exhibit/sale held at the Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba in New York City. This is a publication of the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Foundation Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Its purposes are to promote Haitian culture, stimulate artistic creativity, and support Haitian cultural activities in Haiti and in the United States."