![Death of Dessalines in an Ambush at Point Rouge [Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806), leader of the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti]](/media/Collections/TrinityCollegeLibrary/Severe_Jean-Claude_Dessalines.jpg)
Death of Dessalines in an Ambush at Point Rouge [Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806), leader of the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti]
Jean-Claude Severe was born In Cap Haitien in the 50's and
was a disciple of Philome Obin. According to Issa el Saieh, Philome thought of
Severe as a son. He is certainly one of his most talented students. Severe
decided in the late 1970's to forsake painting in favor of the steady pay
check; he has worked as a waiter on cruise ships for the last twenty years. His
paintings are scarce.
