"Lady with a Hat"
Paintings by Albert Desmangles, including "Lady with a Hat," are on display at Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery's virtual show. Courtesy photo.

‘This one is such a dynamic mélange of African, European, Vodou and Catholic influences.’

‘This piece stimulates and soothes, in subjects and in styles. The resemblance to the real thing is uncanny.’

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Larisa is a reporter for The Haitian Times covering politics, elections and education primarily. A graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, she has interned at CNBC and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. She is also a recipient of a 2021 DBEI Fellowship by Investigative Reporters & Editors. Larisa can be reached by email at larisa@haitiantimes.com or on Twitter @larisakarr.

Juan B. Garcia graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY with a master's degree in Spanish-language Journalism. He has a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Lehman College. His reporting has appeared in Telemundo, Mott Haven Herald and The Hunts Point Express. He has published a few short stories in Los Bárbaros. Any questions or tips, you can email him at juan@haitiantimes.com