Haitian Woman, Croix des Missions, Haiti
| Artist | Walter Rosenblum (American, 1919–2000) |
|---|---|
| Title | Haitian Woman, Croix des Missions, Haiti |
| Date | 1959 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (24.3 x 19.2 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (24.3 x 19.2 cm) Support: 9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (24.8 x 19.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archives, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.X.20.1 |
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Brooklyn-based documentary photographer Walter Rosenblum is best known for his urban street scenes from series such as Pitt Street and People of the South Bronx. An active member of the left-leaning New York Photo League since the age of nineteen, he was also interested in capturing the lives of people outside of his own environs. In 1958—in the period immediately following François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s rise to power—Rosenblum traveled to Haiti where he was moved by the spirit of the people, especially the women and children, as well as by their abject poverty.
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"Haitian Woman, Croix des Missions, Haiti | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.X.20.1