Philomé Obin

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Haitian painter painter person

Philomé Obin was a prominent Haitian painter and leading figure of the Cap-Haïtien school, renowned for his detailed historical and religious scenes that helped define 20th-century Haitian art.

Aliases (1)

Célestin Faustin ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Haitian painter → painter → person →
activeInCentury	20th century →
artisticSchool	Cap-Haïtien school →
countryOfCitizenship	Haiti →
depicted	Catholic religious themes → Haitian everyday life → Haitian revolutionary leaders → U.S. occupation of Haiti →
familyName	Obin →
genre	historical painting → narrative painting → religious painting →
givenName	Philomé →
hasHeritage	Afro-Haitian →
influenced	Cap-Haïtien school painters → Haitian naïve art →
languageOfWorkOrName	French → Haitian Creole →
legacy	helped define visual identity of modern Haitian art → inspired generations of Haitian painters →
movement	Cap-Haïtien school → Haitian art →
name	Philomé Obin →
nationality	Haitian →
notableFor	depictions of Haitian history → detailed historical scenes → religious scenes → role in 20th-century Haitian art →
notableWork	Funeral of Charlemagne Péralte → The Arrival of Christopher Columbus → The Coronation of Emperor Faustin I → The Crucifixion of Charlemagne Péralte →
occupation	artist → painter →
partOf	Cap-Haïtien school of painting →
placeOfBirth	Cap-Haïtien →
placeOfDeath	Cap-Haïtien →
regionOfActivity	Northern Haiti →
relative	Obin family of painters → Sénèque Obin →
style	figurative painting → naïve art →
workLocation	Cap-Haïtien → Haiti →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince → Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince ("Célestin Faustin") →	muralsCreatedBy
Philomé Obin →	name