Seymour Etienne Bottex (24 December 1922 - 16 May 2016) was a
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
an painter. Born in
Port-Margot
Port-Margot ( ht, Pò Mago) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 36,937 inhabitants.
Communal Sections
The commune consists of six communal section
The communal section (french: section communale, ...
, in northern Haiti, Bottex worked as a photographer until 1955 when his older brother
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following:
Persons
* Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...
encouraged him to begin painting. He joined the
Centre d'Art
Le Centre d’Art, also known as Centre d’Art d'Haïti, is an art center, art school and art gallery located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was founded in 1944 by American watercolorist DeWitt Peters and several prominent Haitians from the intelle ...
and later the
Galerie Issa 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 ...
. His paintings, mingling humorous, historical, and biblical themes, are exhibited worldwide and auctioned at
Sotheby's
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in New York. He is considered one of the finest Haitian naïf painters, and his murals in the Episcopal
Cathedral de Sainte Trinité in Port-au-Prince are considered the most important achievement in Haitian modern art.
Paintings by Seymour Etienne Bottex have been sold by the
Friends of HAS Haiti to raise funds for the
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is a hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. It was established in 1956 by Larry Mellon, who was inspired by Hôpital Albert Schweitzer and the life and philosophy of Albert Schweitzer.
History
In 1947, Larry Mello ...
, located in
Deschapelles
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Deschapelles ( ht, Dechpel) is a town in the Verrettes commune, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located approximately 54&nbs ...
.
External links
Paintings by Seymour Etienne Bottexat Friends of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer
According to an invitation to benefit Eye Care from the Embassy of Haiti issued Sunday Oct 16, 1994, "Seymour Etienne Bottex was born in 1920 near Cap-Haïtien. Bottex began painting in 1955 and was encouraged to paint by his brother, Jean-Baptiste, already a well-known artist.
Bottex scenes are often colorful. Humorous themes are sometimes represented in his work. His paintings have been exhibited in the United States, England, France and Italy..."
References
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1922 births
Haitian painters
Haitian male painters
2016 deaths
People from Nord (Haitian department)
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