Marilyn Houlberg Collection

Marilyn Jensen Houlberg was a leading expert on the arts and culture of Haitian Vodou. She was Professor Emeritus of Liberal Arts and Professor Emeritus of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, having taught there since 1974.

Fondly known as “Mambo Marilyn”, she spent many years living, studying, and doing research in Haiti. Marilyn befriended many artists and most all of the Flag makers in P-au-p at the time. She became an intermediary to help them sell their art and their Flags. Marilyn was also an outstanding curator and was the co-curator of the groundbreaking Exhibit “Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou” along with Donald Cosentino of UCLA Fowler Museum fame. She also co-curated “In Extremis”, also by the UCLA Fowler Museum, and “Mami Wata”, by John Drewal. Marilyn had a truly unusual and funky gallery/studio in Chicago which housed not only her art, but a shrine to Elvis Presley, and many large scale sculptures by the Atis Rezistans artists of the Grand Rue, and others by Pierrot Barra of the iron Market, and many other African pieces acquired from her worldwide travels. Marilyn was a true scholar, a friend, and a force in the world of Haitian Art.


Papa Dambala Ouedo, 1950-1960s
Papa Dambala Ouedo, 1950-1960s
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Reine La Diablesse, 1990-2000s
Reine La Diablesse, 1990-2000s
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Baron Brigite, 1990-2000s
Baron Brigite, 1990-2000s
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Danbala la flambeau, 1990-2000s
Danbala la flambeau, 1990-2000s
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Guede  mazaka, 1990-2000s
Guede mazaka, 1990-2000s
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Danbhalah e aiDahwedo, 1990-2000s
Danbhalah e aiDahwedo, 1990-2000s
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Dambalah, 1990-2000s
Dambalah, 1990-2000s
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Alouiyawe, 1990-2000s
Alouiyawe, 1990-2000s
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Maitre Jeans i mon brutus, 1990-2000s
Maitre Jeans i mon brutus, 1990-2000s
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Pierre Dambalah negre, 1990-2000s
Pierre Dambalah negre, 1990-2000s
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Sobo Bade, 1990-2000s
Sobo Bade, 1990-2000s
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Baron LaCroix, 1990-2000s
Baron LaCroix, 1990-2000s
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Baron Criminnel, 1990-2000s
Baron Criminnel, 1990-2000s
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Guedee Nibo, 1990-2000s
Guedee Nibo, 1990-2000s
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Ceremony Nago Flavodou, 1990-2000s
Ceremony Nago Flavodou, 1990-2000s
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Marasssa Guinin, 2003
Marasssa Guinin, 2003
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Mazaca et Guedeh LaCroix, 1990-2000s
Mazaca et Guedeh LaCroix, 1990-2000s
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Dambala, 1990-2000s
Dambala, 1990-2000s
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Guedeh Nibo, 1990-2000s
Guedeh Nibo, 1990-2000s
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Marasa Trois, 1990-2000s
Marasa Trois, 1990-2000s
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Agaou-tonerre, 1990
Agaou-tonerre, 1990
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Les Barons, 1990s-2000s
Les Barons, 1990s-2000s
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Agaou Potocoli, 1990-2000s
Agaou Potocoli, 1990-2000s
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Agaou Potocoli, 2006
Agaou Potocoli, 2006
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San Nicolas Debare, 1990-2000s
San Nicolas Debare, 1990-2000s
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Baron Samedi, 1990-2000s
Baron Samedi, 1990-2000s
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Brave Guede, 1990-2000s
Brave Guede, 1990-2000s
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Excite LaCroix, 2000
Excite LaCroix, 2000
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Dambala Wouedo, 1997
Dambala Wouedo, 1997
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Marasa, 1990-2000s
Marasa, 1990-2000s
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Guede Mazaka, 1990-2000s
Guede Mazaka, 1990-2000s
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Agou Potocoli, 1990-2000s
Agou Potocoli, 1990-2000s
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Marasa, 1990-2000s
Marasa, 1990-2000s
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Marasa Toire, 2000s
Marasa Toire, 2000s
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Marassa Trois, 1990-2000s
Marassa Trois, 1990-2000s
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LaSirene Labaleine, 1990-2000s
LaSirene Labaleine, 1990-2000s
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Barron LaCroix, 2000
Barron LaCroix, 2000
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Puritan Vodou, 2000s
Puritan Vodou, 2000s
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Jan Zombi, 1990-2000s
Jan Zombi, 1990-2000s
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Guede Nibo, 1990-2000s
Guede Nibo, 1990-2000s
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Akocha y Lakwa, 1998
Akocha y Lakwa, 1998
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Baron Lacroix, 1999
Baron Lacroix, 1999
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Grann Brijitte, 2000s
Grann Brijitte, 2000s
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Guede Nibo, 1990-2000s
Guede Nibo, 1990-2000s
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Baron LaCroix, 1990-2000s
Baron LaCroix, 1990-2000s
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Guede Roussou Mazaca, 1990-2000s
Guede Roussou Mazaca, 1990-2000s
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Baron, 1990-2000s
Baron, 1990-2000s
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Demeplaire LaCroix, 1950-1960s
Demeplaire LaCroix, 1950-1960s
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Geude / St. Gerard, 1990s
Geude / St. Gerard, 1990s
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Danbhalah E Aidah Wedo, 1990
Danbhalah E Aidah Wedo, 1990
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Baron Criminel, 2006
Baron Criminel, 2006
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Baron LaCroix, 2003
Baron LaCroix, 2003
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Bossou (Jesus de la Buena Esperanza ), 2022
Bossou (Jesus de la Buena Esperanza ), 2022
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