Sketch drawing of Suzanne Belair (c. 1781-1802), also known as Sanite Belair. She was a Haitian Revolutionary and lieutenant in the army of Toussaint Louverture.
S.E. Bottex was born in 1922 in Port Margot in the north of Haiti. After finishing secondary school, Bottex worked as a photographer. Around 1955, encouraged by his older brother, Jean-Baptiste, a well-known Haitian artist, he…