Not just any seat, the duho is a ceremonial stool reserved for the highest ranking individuals in Taíno society.
Dr. Tamara Díaz Calcaño
Colson elevated important aspects of Dominican culture—including the presence and contributions of Black Dominicans and Haitians.
Jaime Colson, Merengue
Oller's Hacienda La Fortuna was painted as Puerto Rico experienced an intense transition at the end of the Spanish-American war.
Francisco Oller, Hacienda La Fortuna
Hector Hyppolite created many paintings that are tied to Vodou for the burgeoning Haitian art market of the 1940s.
Hector Hyppolite, Ogou Feray also known as ...
Agostino Brunias's painting depicts some of the racial dynamics in the 18th-century Caribbean.
Agostino Brunias, Free Women of Color with ...
As Puerto Rico’s most sought-after painter in the late 18th and early 19th century, José Campeche y Jordán holds an important and singular space in the art history of the Spanish Caribbean.
José Campeche, the portraitist of 18th-century Puerto ...
The well-regarded Puerto Rican artist José Campeche was commissioned by the city of San Juan to commemorate Castro's successful defense of the city from British troops in 1797.
José Campeche y Jordán, Portrait of Governor ...
In Fishes, Peláez turned to the domestic sphere to explore her modern Cuban identity soon after her return to Havana from Paris in 1934.
Amelia Peláez del Casal, Fishes
In this series of prints, Isaac Mendes Belisario represents the syncretism and expression of Jamaican masquerades in the 19th century.
Isaac Mendes Belisario, Sketches of Character
These portraits remain important images of post-revolutionary Haiti and Christophe’s reign, encapsulating the complexities of his ambitions and the path he sought for his country in an international stage as the Americas’ first Black nation
Richard Evans, Portraits of the Caribbean’s first ...
Francisco Oller's monumental painting shows a Puerto Rican rural tradition, the sad yet celebratory wake for a small child.
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