Fisher Girl with Basket

Michel FrançoisWW-1720-328854

1720·Black crayon with touches of white chalk on brown wove paper·30.1 × 20.4 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1720
Medium: Black crayon with touches of white chalk on brown wove paper
Dimensions: 30.1 × 20.4 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Michel François

Artist

Michel François

Joseph-Michel François was a colonel in the Haitian army. As Haiti Chief of National Police he participated in the 1991 Haitian coup d'état, which overthrew Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Former Haitian President candidate Michel "Sweet Mickey" Martelly is known to have associated with François.

Saint-Trond, Belgium

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