The Haitian government has declared
2008-2009 as the year of Hector Hyppolite.

In recognition of this momentous event, the Haitian Art Society (national and Washington DC chapters) and the Waterloo Center for the Arts are partnering to present a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Hyppolite to open at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC in May 2009.

The exhibition, which will remain on view into early July 2009, will include 50-100 works, will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue and is expected to tour to several other U.S venues. This project will not only honor Hyppolite as a great master artist of international importance, but will also serve to further interest in Haitian art as a whole.

We are confident that you will be as excited as we are about this landmark project, one which is long overdue, and one which will undoubtedly garner further respect and admiration for the work of Hyppolite and other Haitian artists.

A Garden Party
June 11, 6:00-10:00 pm
An evening with collectors, scholars
and dignitaries in celebration of the exhibit.

Special Guest:
Her Excellency Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti

Attire: Garden Chic

Location: Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

National Haitian Art Conference
June 11-13, 2009
Includes sessions, visits to important collections, exhibits and social events. See full conference schedule
for details.

This year's Haitian Art Society Annual Conference will take place in Washington DC in June 2009 to take advantage of the opportunity to view the Hyppolite retrospective at Art Museum of the Americas. Dates for the conference are set for June 11-13, 2009. This will also afford us the opportunity to visit several private collections as well as Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diaspora, an exhibition organized by the Fowler Museum which will also be in Washington at that time. Additional information will be forthcoming and we hope that you will plan to attend!

Tickets & General Information
Garden Party Reservations
$75 before June 1
$100 after June 1
$50 for HAS members
For tickets visit www.has-dc.org

Haitian Art Conference Registration
$150 for HAS members*
$185 for non-members*

Registration Deadline June 5, 2009

* does not include admission to Garden Party;
See special pricing listed above.

Waterloo Center for the Arts
225 Commercial Street
Waterloo, IA 50701-1313

Phone 319-291-4490
museum@waterloo-ia.org
www.waterloocenterforthearts.org

Hector Hyppolite (1894-1948)
Hector Hyppolite was born in St Marc, Haiti, and at his death in 1948, was recognized as Haiti’s foremost painter. By 1946, both André Breton and Wilfredo Lam were purchasing his work and hailing him as a master of naïve art.

UNESCO’s 1947 exhibition in Paris gave Hyppolite world-wide reputation. Born into a family of voodoo priests, Hyppolite did not start to paint until late in his life. During World War I, Hyppolite traveled to New York, Cuba, Dahomey and Ethiopia before returning to the city of St. Mark in 1920.

Although by trade a shoemaker, house painter, and sometimes voodoo priest, Hyppolite painted postcards for American marines visiting Haiti. His painted architectural decorations in St. Mark brought him to the attention of DeWitt Peters, founder and Director of the Centre D’Art. With DeWitt’s encouragement, Hyppolite moved to Port-au-Prince and devoted himself to painting.

Using chicken feathers and his fingers as well as brushes, Hyppolite produced a body of work of remarkable richness and complexity. His works are collected and exhibited in major museums throughout
the world.

In 2008 the Government of Haiti issued a decree establishing June 2008- June 2009 as the year of Hector Hyppolite as a testimony to the impact he has had on the art world.

Exhibition Sponsorship
Platinum Sponsor: $15,000.00
- 2 autographed catalogues / book
- Special Mention at Art Reception
- 6 Tickets for the Garden Reception

Gold Sponsor: $10,000.00
- 1 autographed catalogue / book
- Mention at Art Reception
- 5 Tickets for Garden Reception

Silver Sponsor: $8,000.00
- 1 autographed catalogue / book
- 3 Tickets for Garden Reception

Bronze sponsor: $5,000.00
- 1 autographed catalogue / book
- 2 Tickets for Garden Reception

Contributor: $1,000.00-3,000.00
- 1 autographed catalogue / book
- 1 Ticket for Garden Reception