Petion Savain (15 February 1906 – 1973) was a prolific Haitian artist and writer. Savain was born in

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

and studied at the Haitian School of Agronomy from which received a degree in law. He began painting in his early years and by his early thirties he was also the author of one book, ''La Case de Damballah''. ''La Case de Damballah'' was published in 1939 (Imprimerie de L'Etat) and republished in 1970 (Kraus Reprint). The novel also appeared in the 1943 publication ''Les Oeuvres Nouvelles'', Vol. 3 (Edition De La Maison Francaise). Savain eventually became a newspaper columnist, as well as lawyer, teacher, and author. His artistic works, known for their bright colors, have been displayed in numerous art galleries, such as the

Corcoran Gallery The Corcoran Gallery of Art is a former art museum in Washington, D.C., that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University. Founded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran ...

and the Grand Central and Riverside Museum in New York. Savain died in 1973.''Jet'' magazine, 16 August 1973
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1906 births 1973 deaths 20th-century Haitian novelists Haitian male novelists Artists from Port-au-Prince Writers from Port-au-Prince 20th-century Haitian painters Haitian male painters 20th-century Haitian male writers {{Haiti-writer-stub