Exhibit on Haitian writer and artist, Frankétienne in Bird Library, March 25-31
Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to help welcome the Haitian writer and artist, Frankétienne, to campus. An exhibition of manuscripts and typewriting, first editions, pictures, and posters by or on this important artist and writer will be on display near the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (PGSC) on the first floor of Bird Library from Monday, March 25th through Sunday, March 31st. This display is part of a larger set of campus events, including a talk by the artist on Monday, March 25th beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the PGSC. There will also be an exhibit of his paintings in the Community Folk Art Gallery.
Before coming to Syracuse, Frankétienne will be in New York City on March 22nd and 23rd, to launch the English translation of his iconic Haitian Creole novel, Dézafi (1975), just published by the University of Virginia Press (https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5164). His visit to Syracuse is from March 24th to 27thalong with his translator, Dr. Asselin Charles, a retired professor of Comparative literature and writing. Charles is best known for his English translation of De l’égalité des races humaines (The Equality of the Human Races).
To learn more about Frankétienne, please see the 2011 New York Times article at https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/world/americas/30haiti.html.