Rose-Marie Desruisseau (Haitian, 1933-1988) 36"x24" Duality 1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1AB Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Labossiere Mario Benjamin (b

Mario Benjamin (b

overcoming dictatorship and immigration to the United States

"Vision d'Artiste" is an unstretched

As noted by Gérald Alexis in Peintres Haïtiens

sensitivity

Rose-Marie Desruisseau (Haitian, 1933-1988) 36"x24" Duality 1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1AB Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Labossiere Mario Benjamin (bDuality by Rose Marie Desruisseau is a striking figurative composition exploring themes of identity, spirituality, and human duality through the artist's distinctive blend of symbolism and modernist form. A split visage unites contrasting elements of light and darkness, masculine and feminine energies, creating a powerful meditation on the complexity of the human experience. Known for her imaginative visual language and sophisticated use of color,