Description: Haitian sequined art flag with a checkered pink and white heart in the center set on blue fabric.


History: Art flags show much wider variation in size and theme than drapo servis, and rarely have a fringe. Some flags are closer to tapestries. In the 1950s collectors started to buy drapo Vodou, and the oungan (priests) began to make them for sale as a source of income. The next generation of artists, active in the 1990s, included Eviland Lalanne, Joseph Oldof Pierre, Le Petit Frere Mogirus, Wagler Vital, Georges Valris, Roland Rockville, Ronald Gouin, and Antoine Oleyant. They introduced various innovations, in part driven by the shortage of materials for flagmaking. Antoine Oleyant has been called "the artist who really brought the flags into the realm of fine art." In Port-au-Prince the skilled drapo artists have ready access to beads and sequins brought in from Canada and the United States. These artists earn their living from sales to tourists and to art galleries. In the 21st century there have been considerable changes to drapo Vodou as an art-form, in which artists such as Myrlande Constant have introduced new themes and techniques. Other contemporary drapo artists include Evelyne Alcide, Roudy Azor, Gabriel Chery, Lindor Chiler, Mireille Delice, Christian Dorleus and Josiane Joseph. Their large and elaborate drapo represent in greater details the interactions with the lwas in events such as Vodou ceremonies and weddings. They may also represent evangelical Christian themes, or have secular subjects. Edgard Jean Louis, a well-known flagmaker, made a flag called "Diana Erzulie" that included a photograph of the English Princess Diana.There is growing demand for such drapo by international art collectors.

Provenance: N/A


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 1.5 | Height(in) = 36 | Width(in) = 6 | Depth(in) = 6

Size of Artwork(in): 34 x 31.5"


Artist Name: George Valris


Medium: Sequin


Circa: 20th Century

Very good condition.