Fred Thomas 40"x30" Noir d'Acajou/Mahogany Black 2021 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #10CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/IRIS He won first prize at

He won first prize at the New York City World's Fair in 1966

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Fred Thomas 40"x30" Noir d'Acajou/Mahogany Black 2021 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #10CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/IRIS He won first prize atFred Thomas, the known Haitian American artist, painted this original 40 "x 30" mixed media on canvas, titled "Noir d'Acajou Mahogany Black." It is sold unframed. As per the artist: "Noir d'Acajou This painting is a parody derived from the Creole name of the cashew nut, nwa. I have always been fascinated by the fruit's resemblance to a human head. The painting consists of intermingling the Black man's profile with the outline of the fruit. All this