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Today, with so many Haitian artists working in the medium and selling and exporting works, artisans now purchase steel oil drums to craft metal sculpture, employ used or new fifty-gallon tomato paste drums, or even use sheet metal for large-scale commissions. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 18, 2023.

Steel oil drum containers were initially left behind by U.S. Marines between 1915 and 1934 during the United States’ occupation of Haiti. Haitians such as visionary artist, Georges Liautaud (1899–1991) soon began repurposing them. #HaitianMetal #GeorgesLiautaud This tweet was posted on October 18, 2023.

Using recycled oil drums, scraps of iron, barbed wire, and other metals, and employing a hammer, anvil, chisel, and welding iron, #GeorgesLiautaud crafted sculptures embodying many themes—from spirits of the Haitian Vodou pantheon to imaginary figures. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 12, 2023.

See “The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/Y9uksywLGy #HaitianMetal #GeorgesLiautaud This tweet was posted on September 12, 2023.

A visionary artist, Georges Liautaud founded the Haitian metal sculpture movement. In the 1940s, Liautaud opened a forge in his hometown of Croix-des-Bouquets where he fabricated mechanical parts, repaired items, and made crosses for cemeteries. #HaitianMetal #GeorgesLiautaud This tweet was posted on September 12, 2023.

Our newest exhibition “The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” is now on display in Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall. Located pre-security, the exhibition will be on display until August 2024. https://t.co/Y9uksywdR0 #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on August 18, 2023.