Wilson Bigaud Explained

Wilson Bigaud (29 January 1931 – 22 March 2010)^[1] was a Haitian painter. Born in Port-au-Prince, Bigaud first worked with clay before becoming a painter. At the International Exhibit in Washington, D.C., in 1950 Bigaud won second place for a painting entitled "Paradise". He also painted a mural in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Port-au-Prince which depicts the Marriage at Cana. He was a member of the artist group founded by Hector Hyppolite.

References

• Book: Schutt-Ainé, Patricia . Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture . Haiti: A Basic Reference Book . Librairie Au Service de la Culture . 1994 . Miami, Florida . 0-9638599-0-0 . 108 .
• Book: Bihalji-Merin, Oto . trans. Norbert Guterman . Modern Primitives: Masters of Naive Painting . Harry N. Abrams . 1959 . New York . 266 .

Notes and References

1. http://repeatingislands.com/2010/04/07/wilson-bigaud-has-died/ repeatingislands