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Painting of the sea from the shore. There are nine poles along the shore.

Painting of 8 angels in a circle. Four in the inner circle and four in the outer circle.

Painting on canvas showing women working.

This painting features a full moon in the night sky, mountains, a full cup of coffee with sugar, and skulls flowing out of the bottom of the cup.

Toussaint Louverture (May 20, 1743-April 7, 1803) was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. In his hands Louverture holds the constitution he drafted in 1800 that declared de facto autonomy from France and guaranteed an end to slavery. In response,…

Henri Christophe (October 6, 1767-October 8, 1820) served as a revolutionary general and leader of the State of Haiti, the Northern Provinces that broke off from the rest of the state in 1810. The luxurious hat and chair in the painting reflect the…

Jean-Jacques Dessalines (September 20, 1758-October 17, 1806) was the first ruler of an independent Haiti. Behind him stands the revolutionary flag which was made, according to legend, when Dessalines ripped the white out of the French flag and had…

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…

Sculpture of a woman wearing a dress, balancing a basket on her head with a bird.

Miniature painting on an easel. Shows sailboats sailing in the water. People walking along the shore. Goes along with small stool.