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Hyppolite, Hector, 1894-1948

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Personal name headingHyppolite, Hector, 1894-1948
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Associated countryHaiti
Birth date1894
Death date1948
Place of birthPort-au-Prince (Haiti)
Field of activityArt, Haitian Outsider art Painting Vodou
Profession or occupationArtists Outsider artists Painters Vodou priests
Found inMythologie vodou (rite arada), 1949- : p. 9 (ill. by Hector Hyppolite)
Galerie St. Etienne via WWW, Nov. 9, 2007: (Hector Hyppolite, b. 1894 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; d. 1948; considered one of the greatest of the Haitian Outsider (self-taught) artists)
Outsider art sourcebook, 2016: page 123 (Hector Hyppolite 1894-1948 ; known for the murals he painted on the outside of shops and bars ; produced a series of paintings before his death)
Wikipedia web site, September 16, 2019: (Hector Hyppolite ; Hector Hyppolite (1894-1948) was a Haitian painter. Born in Saint-Marc, Hyppolite was a third generation Vodou priest, or houngan. He also made shoes and painted houses before taking up fine art painting, which he did untrained ; He died at about age 54 in Port-au-Prince.)
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