Alexandre Grégoire
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Alexandre Grégoire was a Haiti
an painter who typically depicted scenes of Vodou, daily life, and historical events in the naïve style
.
Born in Jacmel
, Grégoire was educated from 1930 to 1937 by the Christian Teaching Brothers, and then studied cabinet making at the Jacmel vocational school for two years. In 1939 he joined the army and played the tuba
and saxophone
in the army band. He stayed in the army until the 1950s; during the presidency of Paul Magloire
he left the military and joined the band at the National Palace.
In 1968, with the encouragment of his friends Préfete Duffaut
and Pierre-Joseph Valcin and the help of the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince
, Grégoire began painting.
Paintings by Alexandre Grégoire have been sold by the Friends of HAS Haiti
to raise funds for the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, located in Deschapelles
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an painter who typically depicted scenes of Vodou, daily life, and historical events in the naïve style
Naïve art
Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
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Born in Jacmel
Jacmel
Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
, Grégoire was educated from 1930 to 1937 by the Christian Teaching Brothers, and then studied cabinet making at the Jacmel vocational school for two years. In 1939 he joined the army and played the tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
and saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
in the army band. He stayed in the army until the 1950s; during the presidency of Paul Magloire
Paul Magloire
Paul Eugène Magloire was a Haïtian military ruler from 1950 to 1956.Paul Magloire was born a general's son. In 1946 he participated in a successful coup against the president, Élie Lescot...
he left the military and joined the band at the National Palace.
In 1968, with the encouragment of his friends Préfete Duffaut
Préfète Duffaut
Préfète Duffaut is a Haitian painter. Born near Jacmel , where he lives and works, The painter Pauleus Vital was Duffaut's half-brother, the painter Jean Charles Duffaut is his son...
and Pierre-Joseph Valcin and the help of the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, Grégoire began painting.
Paintings by Alexandre Grégoire have been sold by the Friends of HAS Haiti
Friends of HAS Haiti
Friends of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is a non-profit organization that aims to support the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti.-External links:**...
to raise funds for the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, located in Deschapelles
Deschapelles
This article refers to a town in Haiti. For the French chess master, see Alexandre Deschapelles.Deschapelles is a town in Haiti, in the Artibonite Valley. Deschapelles is where the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is located.-External links:*...
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