Luce Turnier

Selden Rodman, 1957, silver print
Biography
Luce Turnier (1924-1994) was a Haitian painter, printmaker, and collage artist. Turnier's charcoal and pastels offered an alternative, sensitive depiction of Black women that contrasted with the sexualized and Voodoo themes that were popular at the time. She successfully integrated a Haitian perspective with modernist styles. Many of her works feature women or landscapes.
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