Woodly Caymitte
Haitian sculptor (born 1974)
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Woodly "Filipo" Caymitte (born 1974) is a Haitian sculptor whose works center around the historical struggles of black people.
Woodly Caymitte | |
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Caymitte standing with his sculpture of Modeste Testas, 2019 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Known for | Sculpting |
Caymitte was born in 1974 in Port-au-Prince. From 2011 to 2015, he studied at the École Nationale des Arts in Haiti, later working as a professor of sculpture at the school.[1]
On May 10, 2019, Caymitte unveiled a 1.7-meter-tall bronze statue of Modeste Testas, in Bordeaux. The statue was created to acknowledge the time in history.[2][3] Karfa Diallo criticized the statue, saying that a freed person cannot represent the struggles of slavery.[4] On 13 September 2021, the statue was vandalized with white paint.[5]
On May 31, 2020, Caymitte created a bust of George Floyd following his murder, six days after the event.[6]
On May 10, 2024, Caymitte unveiled a bronze statue titled "Clarisse, nurse slave" in La Rochelle. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal attended the ceremony. The statue features an enslaved woman breastfeeding a white child.[7]