About the artist
1936–2008
Gesner Armand was born in Croix-des-Bouquet. He studied in both Haiti and France and was a member of the Centre d’Art. He was the Director of the Museum of Haitian Art at St. Pierre's College. His paintings, which typically depict peasant life, carnivals, or pigeons, have been exhibited in Mexico, the United states, France, Spain, Jamaica, Martinique, Venezuela, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, and Israel.