THE BIRTH OF TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE, FROM "THE LIFE OF TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE", 1986
Silk screen on Bainbridge Two Ply Rag paper through hand-cut film stencils
32.25 x 22 inches
Edition of 100
$14,800
Silk screen on Bainbridge Two Ply Rag paper through hand-cut film stencils
32.25 x 22 inches
Edition of 100
$14,800
Silk screen on Bainbridge Two Ply Rag paper through hand-cut film stencils
32.25 x 22 inches
Edition of 100
$14,800
Toussaint L'Ouverture was a leader in the Haitian revolution. Born a slave, he rose to become commander in chief of the revolutionary army. In 1800 he coordinated the effort to draw up Haiti's first democratic constitution. However, in 1802, before the Republic was firmly established, Toussaint was arrested by Napoléon Bonaparte's troops and sent to Paris, where he was imprisoned. He died in prison the following year. In 1804 Haiti became the first black Western republic.