Dewitt Peters with Hector Hyppolite, 1948 by A.Metraux
Hector Hyppolite (1894–1948) was a Haitian painter. Born in Saint-Marc, Hyppolite was a third generation Vodou priest, or houngan. He also made shoes and painted houses before taking up fine art painting, which he did untrained. Hyppolite spent five years outside of Haiti from 1915-1920. His travels abroad included trips to New York and Cuba. Although he later claimed those years had been spent in Africa, such as Dahomey and Ethiopia, scholars regard that as more likely an instance of promotional myth-making than factual.
Purification Ceremony, 1948
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Un le déménagement Papa Damballah, 1945
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Henri Christophe calling the spirits, 1946-47
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La Dame en vert - La Sirène, 1947
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Portrait of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1945-47
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Le Baiser, 1946-48
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Une Maison de fleur, 1947
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Damballah La Flambeau, 1946-48
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Agwe and his Consort, 1947
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Poisson A Tete De Femme, 1946-48
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Fleurs de Mon Imagination, 1946
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Papa Zaka Papa Ogou, 1947
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Two Priestesses with Vase, 1945
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Portrait of Henri Christophe, 1946
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![The Siren [Lasuréne (La Siréne)], 1946](/media/Collections/Milwaukee-Art-Museum/Hyppolite_la_sirene.jpg)
