Jacques Gabriel
( Haitian, 1934 - 1991 )
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Jacques Gabriel was born in Ouanaminthe (Haiti) October 12, 1934. He was introduced to drawing by photographer and artist René Vincent, then a professor at the Lycee Philippe Guerrier of Cap-Haitien. He created the pseudonym Jagal to sign his drawings in pencil and watercolors.
Jacques Gabriel moved permanently to Port-au-Prince in January 1967. From 1967 to 1969 he joined the Faculty of Law and Economics (eSDS) of the State University of Haiti (UEH) while also studying accounting at the School of American Commerce. He chose to discontinue there in order to begin studying Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Sciences (FDS) in October 1969. He also audited courses in aesthetics and freehand drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and the current National School of Arts (ENARTS).
Jacques graduated in Civil Engineering in July 1973. In 1975, he joined the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC) as Engineer of Roads Service and rose through the ranks to the position of Chief Executive Officer (1995-2001), then Minister (September 2008 to October 2011). He earned his Master’s in Venezuela at the University of Los Andes (ULA) in Merida Transportation engineering.
Published in
Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris: Editions Nathan
Collections
Museum of Modern Art, Paris (Transparencies)