Evelyn Alcide

Evelyn Alcide (born 1969) is a Haitian drapo Vodou artist.[1] Alcide studied under compatriot Myrlande Constant.[2] Alcide often focuses her work on important Vodou religious figures. Her drapo are heavily beaded and have satin borders. Two of her flags depicting Lasirène were included in Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas a traveling exhibition originated at the Fowler Museum at UCLA that travelled to several venues including National Museum of African Art.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Evelyn Alcide". Indigo Arts. 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Page-Lieberman, Neysa. "Vodou Riche: Contemporary Haitian Art." Fall 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Drewal, Henry John. (2008). Mami Wata : arts for water spirits in Africa and its diasporas. Houlberg, Marilyn., Fowler Museum at UCLA. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA. pp. 145–146. ISBN 9780974872995. OCLC 185021608.
  4. ^ Drewal, Henry John (2008). "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas". African Arts. 41 (2): 60–83. doi:10.1162/afar.2008.41.2.60. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 20447886. S2CID 57570377.