Diario las Américas

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Tropic sea add to the exotic collec

tion which the native divers and

fishermen have to offer to the

tourists.

In preparation for Haiti's Inter

national Exposition in 1949 to

commemorate the founding of

Port-au-Prince, sixty acres of land

along the waterfront were improv

ed and beautifully landscaped. At

tractive buildings and pavillions

designed by New York and Haiti

architects, now constitute a per

manent civic center. A truly en

chanting spot is “La Palmiste,” a

palm grove with a beautiful arti

ficial lagoon. The “Centre d’Art,”

located in a spacious building, is

the gathering place for Hatians

from all walks of life'who create

sculpture, paintings and handi

crafts in what is regarded by

critics as one of the most signifi

cant contemporary art anywhere.

It started in 1944, when an artist

and teacher from the United

States, Dewitt Peters, founded the

center in the firm belief that Hait

ian art was not dead. A few years

later, Haitian primitive paintings

were creating a sensation from

California to Paris.

Haitians of the upper class and

most foreign residents of the capi

tal live comfortably, often luxur

iously, in delightful French cha

teaux or modernistic homes sur

rounded by the lush tropical verdu

re of the hills above the city. The

Monjolte residential section is

favored by the U.S. colony, as well

as the suburb of Petionville. The

Colony Club is a club of North

American women, and the Petion

ville Club has many members

among the residents from the

United States.

The Centre Bellevue and Club

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1957). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1957-05-18. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1957-05-18/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1957-05-18.