Historical Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Historical Collection
Description
Collection contains artworks and objects that pertain to the history of Haiti and Haitian people.
Identifier
HC2500
Collection Items
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The painting depicts the story of a girl who was demon possessed, climbed up to the top of the radio tower, and was dancing up there for quite some time. The village came out, all of them to try and rescue her. It was based on a true story.
First Blacks Chicago including Lori Lightfoot
Painting of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Harold Washington, Lori Lightfoot, Barack Obama
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The Swearing in Ceremony of Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste
The Swearing in Ceremony of Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Circuit Judge of Cook County, Ninth Subcircuit, Friday March 4, 2011, Supreme Court, Chicago, Illinois, Owen Georges Leroy Photography
Catherine Flon
Catherine Flon--Goddaughter Jean Jacques Dessalines sewed first Haitian Flag May, 1803
Haitian Bank Notes
Haitian bank notes: 250 (Jean Jacques Dessalines), 500 (Alexandre Petion), 1,000 (Florvil Hyppolite) (framed)
La Citadelle
This is a painting depicting La Citadelle LaFerriere (Citadelle Henri Christophe), or simply the Citadelle, a large mountaintop fortress in Northern Haiti. The artist emphasizes the structure's permanence within the natural environment surrounding…
Alexandre Petion
Alexandre Petion (April 2, 1770-March 29, 1818) served as a revolutionary general and was the first president of the Republic of Haiti, located in the Southern Provinces. The paper under his hands represents the democratic constitution he…