Minium Cayemitte

1918 - ? (HAITI)

BORN TO AN ARTISTIC FAMILY, MINIUM CAYEMITTE TOOK TO ART WITH ALMOST NO HESITATION. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO WORK AT LE CENTRE D’ART, PAINTING FEVERISHLY INTO THE NIGHT; YET THE ARTIST CREATED NO MORE THAN A DOZEN WORKS. THE WORK KNOWN AS MAGIC TREE IS PERHAPS HIS MASTERPIECE.