Gesner Abelard
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Gesner Abelard(born 22 February 1922) was a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born inPort-au-Prince,Abelard began life as a mechanic, then studied painting and sculpture at the Industrial School of Port-au-Prince under the painterHumberman Charles.He became a member of the HaitianCentre d'Artin 1948. In 1949, he received a bronze medal at theInternational Expositioncelebrating the bicentennial of Port-au-Prince. Many of his paintings depict birds, trees and scenes of Haitian life, and he is considered anaïve artist.Abelard is believed to be deceased.[1]
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- ^"Gesner Abelard".Indigo Arts Gallery.Retrieved9 May2022.
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994).Haiti: A Basic Reference Book.Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 107.ISBN978-0-9638599-0-7.
- Bihalji-Merin, Oto (1959).Modern Primitives: Masters of Naive Painting.trans. Norbert Guterman. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 265.
- 1 artwork by or after Gesner Abelardat theArt UKsite
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He painted The Garden of Eden —sold in 1970– along with other numerous Naive works brought to the U.S. by Yvette Mimieux and Elaine Hollingsworth the same year. When Papa Duvalier died their involvement ended.