President Tiresias Sam Entering Cap-Haïtien

1958

Philomé Obin

Associated Names
Philomé Obin

Artist, Haitian, 1893 - 1977

This is a painting of a ceremonial procession passing through a tan wall with three large archways decorated with vibrant red-and-blue flags. Through the large, central archway, a group of men on horseback process toward us, the men wearing hats and uniforms in shades of green, gray, and blue. At the front of the group is a man with brown skin and a gray beard, wearing a red-and-blue sash over a green jacket and a black hat with a white plume. A well-dressed crowd is gathered around the procession, wearing colorful dresses and suits in shades of pink, teal, blue, and purple. They look towards the figures on horseback, and many of them clap. Among the people in the crowd and those on horseback, there is a wide variety of skin tones, including dark brown, light brown, tan, and pale pink. Beyond the arched openings, a long road lined with small, colorful buildings in shades of pink, yellow, and brown is visible under a blue sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on fiberboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kay and Roderick Heller

  • Dimensions

    framed: 65.41 × 83.19 cm (25 3/4 × 32 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    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


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