Art and Art History
 
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1 Aspirationuu_aah_artImage
2 The Janitor Who Paintsuu_aah_artImage
3 Untitled (Dreamer)uu_aah_artImage
4 Spirituals (Dreams)uu_aah_artImage
5 The Subwayuu_aah_artImage
6 Nous Quatre a Paris (We Four in Paris)uu_aah_artImage
7 Palmer Haydenuu_aah_artImage
8 Portrait of a Couple, Man with a Walking Stickuu_aah_artImage
9 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 41: Dessalines was crowned Emperor October 4, 1804, thus: Jean Jacques the First of Haiti. Dessalines, standing beside a broken chain, had the powers of dictator, as opposed to Toussaint's more liberal leadershipuu_aah_artImage
10 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 40: The Declaration of Independence was signed January 1, 1804 - Dessalines, Clevaux, and Henri Christoph. These three men made up a new constitution, writing it themselves. The Haitian flag shows in the sketchuu_aah_artImage
11 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 38: Napoleon's attempt to restore slavery in Haiti was unsuccessful. Dessalines, Chief of the Blacks, defeated LeClerc. Black men, women, and children took up arms to preserve their freedomuu_aah_artImage
12 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 35: Yellow fever broke out with great violence, thus having a great physical and moral effect on the French soldiers. The French sought a truce with L'Ouvertureuu_aah_artImage
13 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 36: During the truce Toussaint is deceived and arrested by LeClerc. LeClerc felt that with Toussaint out of the way, the Blacks would surrenderuu_aah_artImage
14 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 39: The death of Toussaint L'Ouverture in the Prison of Le Joux, April, 1803. Imprisoned a year, Toussaint died of a broken heartuu_aah_artImage
15 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 37: Toussaint is taken to Paris and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Castle Joux - August 17, 1802uu_aah_artImage
16 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 2: Mistreatment by the Spanish soldiers caused much trouble on the island and caused the death of Anacanca, a native queen, 1503. Columbus left soldiers in charge, who began making slaves of the people. The queen was one of the leaders of the insurrection which followeduu_aah_artImage
17 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 1: Columbus discovered Haiti on December 6, 1492. The discovery was on Columbus' first trip to the New World. He is shown planting the official Spanish flag, under which he sailed. The priest shows the influence of the Church upon peopleuu_aah_artImage
18 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 7: As a child, Toussaint heard the twang of the planter's whip and saw the blood stream from the bodies of slavesuu_aah_artImage
19 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 6: The birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture, May 20, 1743. Both of Toussaint's parents were slavesuu_aah_artImage
20 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 4: Spain and France agree to divide Haiti, 1691uu_aah_artImage
21 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 5: Slave trade reaches its height in Haiti, 1730uu_aah_artImage
22 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 3: Spain and France fought for Haiti constantlyuu_aah_artImage
23 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 8: In early manhood his seemingly good nature won for him the coachmanship for Bayou de Libertas, 1963. His job as coachman gave him time to think about how to fight slavery. During this period, he taught himself to read and to writeuu_aah_artImage
24 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 10: The cruelty of the planters towards the slaves drove the slaves to revolt, 1776. Those revolts, which kept cropping up from time to time, finally came to a head in the rebellionuu_aah_artImage
25 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 11: The society of the Friends of the Blacks was formed in England, 1778, the leading members being Price, Priestly, Sharp, Clarkson, and Wilberforceuu_aah_artImage
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