Thanks for the voice of reason.
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
Also, Haitian art is sold in the DR as just that: Haitian art. I've never heard any Dominicans try to appropriate it as Dominican art.
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No, no overt 'appropriation', except in that Dominicans buy it and sell it in the tourist markets. I've often walked through Cabarete or Sosua and wondered why there are no examples of Dominican art, or very little Dominican art on display.... "Haitian art" has become the trade name synonymous with the naive style... and the roots of the art remain forgotten - at least where I see it sold.
The hatred astounds me, it is like we're living in the gaza strip.