Gérard Fombrun was a Haitian architect, construction engineer, writer and sculptor. Fombrun studied sculpture and architecture in Haiti, France, and Puerto Rico.
Gérard Fombrun | |
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| Born | January 21, 1927 |
| Died | February 1, 2015 (aged 88) |
| Education | Port-au-Prince, France, and Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater | State University of Haiti[1] |
| Known for | Ogier-Fombrun Museum, Bronze Bulls |
| Style | Gingerbread, Bronze |
| Elected |
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Works
editHis sculptures, typically made with bronze, have been exhibited throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
As an engineer, he was known for the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, the Resort Moulin sur Mer, several buildings in the Wharf of Port-au-Prince, and the Imperial Cinema.
In 1977, he purchased an old colonial-era sugarmill. It became his most emblematic achievement throughout his architectural career, now the Musee Ogier-Fombrun.[2]
Bibliography of Gérard Fombrun
editFombrun produced two literary works:[3]
- "Et Haïti vint au Monde,": A promenade on the passage through the Colonial Museum Ogier-Fombrun (1492 - 1804) 1997 118 pages
- “Pour que renaissent le prestige et l’espoir." 2003, 379 pages
- Idée nouvelle pour sauver Haïti 1997, 28 pages
Additional bibliography
edit- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Team of the Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994).
- Librairie Au Service de la Culture, ed. Haiti: A Basic Reference Book . Miami, Florida. p. 109 . ISBN 0-9638599-0-0 .
- Marie-José Nadal-Gardère , Gérald Bloncourt, La Peinture haïtienne , Nathan (ed.), 1986 207 pages
References
edit- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 112. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
- www.museeogierfombrun.org
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