Gregoire
was a minor but not insignificant first generation
na�f who contributed a small mural to the
Episcopal Cathedral. His work
was uneven: prosaic pieces like March� are as common as more
elaborate works like Mass. Gregoire's hues are somewhat subdued for a
southern artist; and he was especially drawn to the color orange. For 30 years he was a saxophonist, first in the Haitian Army Band and later in the National Palace Band, In 1968 he began painting largely at the urging of childhood friends Pr�f�te Duffaut and Pierre�Joseph Valcin. Gregoire and a broker once joined me at breakfast on the Olofsson Hotel veranda. The artist was wearing a Red Sox cap. He was ever after a particular favorite. (Sadly, he did not live to see the Sox destroy the Yankees in 2004.) |
Calixte Henry
joined the Centre d'Art in 1955. He
is among the finest of Ha�ti's sophisticates and has trained many and
inspired even more artists. (See, for example,
Hilom�
Jose.)
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Nothing known: just liked it. |
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