Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci at the French Institute of

at the French Institute of Haiti in 1972

and playwrights

The piece is on canvas and will be sold unframed

unframed 20"x16" original acrylic on canvas painting signed by the famous Haitian painter Lyonel Laurenceau in excellent condition

Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci at the French Institute ofFred 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,