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The following artwork has been donated by Gladys Kinoian Lujan '56.

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Several different colored green trees with animals in the foreground. Animals are a lion, cheetah, elephant, zebra, two giraffes, and an unknown white animal. The unknown animal might be a gazelle or antelope.

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20" x 24", oil painting. Artist: Salnave Philippe-August, (b. 1908, Haiti - d. June 2, 1989, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.) Salnave was a lawyer and magistrate who wrote books on law and poetry. He began painting at 52 to support the education of his seven children. He was known for his jungle scenes like this painting, but he also painted still-life, carnival scenes, and the street markets of Haiti.

Jungledetail.jpg (52 kB)
Jungle - detail

Jungledetail2.jpg (42 kB)
Jungle- detail 2

Jungledetail3.jpg (46 kB)
Jungle- detail 3

Jungledetail4.jpg (35 kB)
Jungle - detail 4

Keywords

Haitian Art; Gladys Kinoian Lujan; Salnave Phillipe-August

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