Ghislaine Fortuney Lamothe, also known as Gizou Lamothe, (1935-2020) is a Haitian painter and sculptor. She is the mother of Haitian Prime Minister
Laurent Lamothe
Laurent Salvador Lamothe (born 14 August 1972) is a Haitian businessman, technology entrepreneur, and political figure who has served in the government of Haiti as Foreign Minister since October 2011, then appointed as Prime Minister on 4 May 20 ...
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Born Ghislaine Fortuney in
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...
, Lamothe studied in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
before returning to Haiti in 1961. Her works have been exhibited in South America, the United States, and Spain.
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1935 births
Haitian painters
Haitian male painters
Haitian sculptors
Living people
Haitian women painters
Haitian women sculptors
Artists from Port-au-Prince
21st-century women painters
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