Castera Bazile
Illustration — Castera Bazile Castera Bazile (7 October 1923 – 27 February 1966) was a Haitian painter. Castera Bazile was born in Jacmel, Bazile painted several murals in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince. He won the grand prize at the Caribbean International Competition in 1955.
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Castera Bazile
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- Born
- 1923 · Jacmel.
- Died
- 1966 · Port-au-Prince.
- Nationality
- Haiti
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
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Illustration — Castera Bazile Castera Bazile (7 October 1923 – 27 February 1966) was a Haitian painter. Castera Bazile was born in Jacmel, Bazile painted several murals in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince. He won the grand prize at the Caribbean International Competition in 1955.
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Born at Jacmel in 1923, died in Port-au-Prince in 1966.
Work by Castera Bazile is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Seattle Art Museum.
Ceremonie de Mapou (Ceiba Tree Ceremony) by Castera Bazile
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1923
Castera Bazile was born in 1923 at Jacmel.
1966
Castera Bazile died in 1966 at Port-au-Prince.
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Jacmel.
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- 1.Schutt-Ainé, Patricia. Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Librairie Au Service de la Culture. 108. 1994. 0-9638599-0-0.
- 2.Le Centre d’Art d'Haïti. Bazile Castera.
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