Woodly Caymitte
Woodly Caymitte | |
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 Caymitte standing with his sculpture of Modeste Testas, 2019 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Known for | Sculpting |
Woodly "Filipo" Caymitte (born 1974) is a Haitian sculptor whose works center around the historical struggles of black people.
Biography[edit]
Caymitte was born in 1974 in Port-au-Prince. From 2011 to 2015, he studied at the École Nationale des Arts in Haiti, later working as a professor of sculpture at the school.[1]
On May 10, 2019, Caymitte unveiled a 1.7-meter-tall bronze statue of Modeste Testas, an enslaved woman who was later freed, titled "Clarisse, nurse slave"[clarification needed] in Bordeaux. The statue was created to acknowledge the time in history.[2][3] Karfa Diallo criticized the staute, saying that a freed person cannot represent the struggles of slavery.[4]
On May 31, 2020, Caymitte created a bust of George Floyd after his murder, six days after the event.[5]
On May 10, 2024, Caymitte unveiled a bronze statue of Mary Elizabeth Lange, an enslaved woman who was later freed, titled "Clarisse, nurse slave" in La Rochelle. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal attended the ceremony. The statue features Lange breastfeeding a child.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Projets". Suzanne Louverture (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Art student had 'no racist motive' when plastering slavery statue". euronews. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Jenny (2022-01-26). "The Bordeaux Slave Trade". Bordeaux Île de Ré Getaways. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Statue de Modeste Testas". Fondation pour la memoire de l'esclavage (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Chéry, Onz (2021-05-25). "Black Lives Matter inspires Haitian artists". The Haitian Times. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Abolition de l'esclavage: qui est Clarisse, l'esclave dont la statue a été inaugurée par Attal à La Rochelle". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.