President Tiresias Sam Entering Cap-Haïtien
1958
Artist, Haitian, 1893 - 1977
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on fiberboard
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
framed: 65.41 × 83.19 cm (25 3/4 × 32 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2023.44.6
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
George S. Nader, Sr, Musée d'Art Nader, Port-au-Prince; purchased 8 April 1998 by Kay and Roderick Heller; gift 2023 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
above left archway: PAIX TRAVAIL
above center archway: BIENVENUE A SON EXcLE PRESIDENT TIRESIAS AUG. SIMON SAM
above right archway: L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE
lower center: La Président Tirésias Sam faisant son entrée au Cap Hatïen en 1901
lower right, in rhomboid: PhObian/Cap-Haïtien 1958