Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci He received the first Prize

He received the first Prize awarded by President Estimé Dumarsais at a Haitian exhibition in 1947

This striking 16"x12" oil on canvas captures a dynamic cockfighting scene in Haiti

at the French Institute of Haiti in 1972

and playwrights

and ritualistic despite being essentially decorative

Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci He received the first PrizeFred Thomas's description of the painting: "The Conch Shell, Korn lanai, depicts the beauty, historical significance, and supposed aphrodisiac values of the shell. It is a musical instrument used in the past by the revolted slaves, ng mawon, for long distance communication. Conch, Lanbi, is also valued as seafood. Furthermore, I use laces as collages to suggest the mollusk's purported aphrodisiac properties. Combining all those shapes, pastel colors,