Castera Bazile

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{{short description|Haitian painter}}

Castera Bazile (7 October 1923 – 27 February 1966) was a Haitian painter. Born in Jacmel, Bazile painted several murals in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince. He won the grand prize at the Caribbean International Competition in 1955.{{cite book | last = Schutt-Ainé | first = Patricia | title = Haiti: A Basic Reference Book | publisher = Librairie Au Service de la Culture | year = 1994 | location = Miami, Florida | isbn = 0-9638599-0-0 | page = 108 }}

Bazile died of tuberculosis in 1966 in Port-au-Prince, age 42.{{cite web|title=Bazile Castera|url=http://www.lecentredart.org/portail-de-lart-haitien/les-artistes/bazile-castera-2/|publisher=Le Centre d’Art d'Haïti|accessdate=23 August 2017|language=fr-FR}}

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