WELCOME
Haitian Art: A Digital Crossroads (HADC) is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) grant project by Grinnell College Libraries and the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA), led by Assistant Professor of Art History Fredo Rivera and Assistant Professor / Cultural & Community-based Digital Curator Petrouchka Moïse. Working with the Waterloo Center for the Art’s Haitian art collection and other collaborating partners to assist in the digitizing and cataloging of their collection. The project also concerns itself with the state of Haitian art history, considering how the digital humanities can be used to think about Haitian art collections and resources globally.
On this website, you will find information about the project, the process, and the people supported by this grant. HADC’s goal is to provide access to a comprehensive digital catalog of Haitian artists. By bringing together top scholars, museum professionals, and digital humanities experts working with Haitian art and culture, the HADC will provide access to a comprehensive catalog of contemporary Haitian masters and emerging arts.
Below are samples of photography done with the WCA’s collection of Haitian Art, including paintings, drapo (Vodou or sequined flags), as well as two-dimensional and three-dimensional sculptures. For more on the ins and outs of photographing Haitian Art objects, see the tab “The Process”.
First row, left to right: Rigaud Benoit, Bird on Oil, 1966, oil on masonite, WCA Collection / Prosper, Pierre-Louis, Untitled, paint on canvas, WCA Collection / Philomé Obin, Self-Portrait, WCA Collection Second row, left to right: Rockville, Baron, drapo textile, WCA Collection / Edmond Roland, Bizango Figure, c. 2014, mixed media, WCA Collection / Lionel St. Eloi, Untitled, metal sculpture, WCA Collection Last row: Gede Altar, mixed media, WCA Collection
