May 6, 2015
"Troubled Island" - big, stunning 2003 mural that tells the story of a 1791 slave rebellion in Haiti that inspired an opera by William Grant Still. Painted by Noni Olabisi and assisted by Charles Freeman. ______________________________ #noniolabisi #troubledisland #williamgrantstill #charlesfreeman #slave #slaveuprising #slaverevolt #haiti #opera #jeanjacquesdessalines #mural #art #laart #streetartla #streetartlosangeles #losangelesstreetart #lastreetart #midcity #westadams #losangeles #toussaintlouverture #HaitianRevolution #Haiti #african #middlepassage (at William Grant Still Community Arts Center)