Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art
Hector Hyppolite, Haitian, 1894-1948
Landscape #1/Paysage #1, Oil on Hardboard
Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art
George Liautaud, Haitian, 1899-1992
Siren, 1946-1952, copper
Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art
This important collection of 156 paintings, metal cut-outs, and wooden sculptures, all promised gifts to the Huntington Museum of Art, have not been seen outside of the Tri-State Region (West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky), with the exception of five works (four by Rigaud Benoit, and one by Salnave Philippe-August) that were part of the exhibition titled Haitian Art, organized by The Brooklyn Museum in 1978, which traveled to the Milwaukee Art Center, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
A selection of works from this collection has been on display at The Regional Arts Center, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky (April 5-May 3, 1981); Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Ohio (May 24-August 1, 1981); and The Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky (April 4-June 10, 1982). The collection has been shown at the Huntington Museum of Art in 1981, 1987, 1991, and 2004.
Seneque Obin, Haitian, 1893-1977
Slaughterhouse (Abattoir), Oil on Masonite
Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art
The late Winslow Anderson called this collection “an accumulation of things that he loves.” From 1948 to about 1989, Winslow Anderson made annual trips to Haiti. With the eye of a trained artist/designer, he carefully perused the stacks of paintings available for purchase at Le Centre d’Art in Port-au-Prince.
Among the artists whose work is featured in the collection are Georges Liautaud, Gabriel Alix, Montas Antoine, Rigaud Benoit, Prefete Duffaut, Hector Hyppolite, Jasmin Joseph, Stephane Magloire, Seneque Obin, and Salnave Philippe-Auguste.
