Ceus "Tibout" St. Louis

About the Artist

Ceus "Tibout" St. Louis working with his son-in-law Luc Cedor, 1993 (photo by Tina Girouard in Sequin Artists of Haiti))

Ceus "Tibout" St. Louis (1912 - 1994). Tibout was born on November 7, 1912, in Leogane, Haiti.

Region:

Caribbean

Baron - drapo Vodou

SKU: TBT-2202

Ceus "Tibout" St. Louis

Haiti

Attributed to "Ceus ""Tibout"" St. Louis, but could be the work of one of his students, such as Lhérisson Debreus.
Mixed media: sequins and beads sewn on fabric (10" x 8”), on wood stretcher. Features raised design elements by means of stuffing cotton between layers of fabric using "trapunto" technique. Dated c.1960 per Phyllis Kind Gallery.
Provenance: estate of Phyllis Kind.

Freda - vintage Vodou flag

SKU: TBT-2201

Ceus "Tibout" St. Louis

Haiti

Mixed media: sequins and beads sewn on fabric (15" x 12”), on wood stretcher. Features raised design elements by means of stuffing cotton between layers of fabric using "trapunto" technique. Dated c.1960 per Phyllis Kind Gallery.
Provenance: Current owner purchased from Phyllis Kind Gallery at NY Outsider Art Fair, February 2, 2005.