Gérard Fombrun (21 January 1927 in Port-au-Prince – 1 February 2015) was a
Haitian architect, construction engineer and sculptor. Fombrun studied sculpture and architecture in Haiti,
France
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, and
Puerto Rico
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. His sculptures, typically made with
bronze, have been exhibited throughout
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
and the
Caribbean. One of his most emblematic achievements throughout his architectural career is the restoration and rebuilding of an old colonial-era sugermill now Musee Ogier-Fombrun.
References
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* www.museeogierfombrun.org
1927 births
Haitian architects
Haitian artists
Haitian sculptors
2015 deaths
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