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Haitian Paintings
Dieudonne Cedor
Dieudonne Cedor was born March 8, 1925 in Anse-a-Veau Haiti and attended school at the Collere Beaubrun Ardouin. He joined the Art Center in 1947 and the following year served on its administrative committee, both as a teacher and member of the board.  He was also one of the founding members of the Foyer des Arts Plastiques in 1950. Cedor's work has been exhibited  in  the United States, Venezuela, Colombia and Panama. He created a mural for the International Airport of Port-au-Prince in 1967 that still greets visitors today. There is a permanent display of his work at the Museum of Haitian Art at St. Pierre's College in Haiti.  He has been written about in  Selden Rodman's book "Where Art is Joy", "La Peinture Haitienne by Nadal and Bloncourt, as well as other books about Haitian Art. Cedor is considered to be one of the greatest living Haitian artists.