Hector Hyppolite was a Haitian artist known for his paintings that often depicted vodou scenes. His work is associated with surrealism. Born in 1894 in Saint-Marc, Haiti, he passed away in 1948 in ...

(CNN)-- After Haiti's devastating earthquake, Georges Nader picked up Hector Hyppolite's oil-on-cardboard painting like a father would a wounded child. He could barely hold back his tears.

Collectors John Fox Sullivan and his late wife Beverly Sullivan gave more than 100 works by renowned 20th-century and contemporary artists to the Fralin Museum.