In 1927, Charles Obas was born in Plaisance,
Nord a mountainous region in the northern part of Haiti. He joined the
Haitian Centre D’Art in the
late 1940s, but left after two years to help form the Foyer des Arts
Plastiques in 1950. He won first prize in a contest sponsored by the
National Office of Tourism in 1958.[1]
In addition to his artistic talent, Obas was also an
equally accomplished musician.
