Petion Savain (15 February 1906 – 1973) was a prolific Haitian artist and writer.
Savain was born 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 ...
and studied at the Haitian School of Agronomy from which received a degree in law. He began painting in his early years and by his early thirties he was also the author of one book, ''La Case de Damballah''. ''La Case de Damballah'' was published in 1939 (Imprimerie de L'Etat) and republished in 1970 (Kraus Reprint). The novel also appeared in the 1943 publication ''Les Oeuvres Nouvelles'', Vol. 3 (Edition De La Maison Francaise). Savain eventually became a newspaper columnist, as well as lawyer, teacher, and author.
His artistic works, known for their bright colors, have been displayed in numerous art galleries, such as the
Corcoran Gallery and the
Grand Central and Riverside Museum in New York.
Savain died in 1973.
''Jet'' magazine, 16 August 1973
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1906 births
1973 deaths
20th-century Haitian novelists
Haitian male novelists
Artists from Port-au-Prince
Writers from Port-au-Prince
20th-century Haitian painters
Haitian male painters
20th-century male writers
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