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this man of modest origins had a limitless thirst for knowledge and extraordinary sensitivity

adapting it to local conditions through vivid color palettes

and spiritual renewal

Sisson Blanchard ( 1926-1981) 24"x72" Six Owls & Five Owlets c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting#1LA Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Myrtil a pot rests over anThis large scale oil on board by Sisson Blanchard presents a striking family of owls: six blue, densely dotted adults perched shoulder to shoulder along a green branch, their round eyes fixed outward against a deep black background, with five smaller owlets gathered beneath them among clusters of dark seed pods. Vivid red flowers and rust toned autumn leaves weave through the composition, filling the spaces between the birds and softening the black