Bourmond Byron

Bourmond Byron was born in Jacmel on June 23, 1923. He was the son of a general in the Haitian army. He studied at Freres de instruction Chretienne. In his twenties, he earned a living as a carpenter and shipbuilder. A visit to the Centre d' Art in 1948 convinced him to become a painter. In Jacmel, he studied under Fernand Jean Louis. In 1955, he joined the Centre d' Art where he worked under other greats in to mature his technique. Permanent Collections Musee d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre, Port-au-Prince The Milwaukee Museum of Art The Waterloo Museum of Art, Iowa