Louverture Poisson was born in the town of Les Cayes in 1914. He came to Port-au-Prince in 1942 to enlist in the Air Force and joined the Art Center in 1948. Although Poisson proudly served in the Haitian Air Force and wore the uniform, his military experience failed to stimulate his interest in history. When he does turn to historical themes, the narrative is without affection and is eclipsed by the meticulous formal aspect of the work. History seems to have been more of a pretext, allowing him to produce elaborate, animated compositions that are very different from his intimate interiors and peaceful rural scenes. Poisson’s obsession with depicting light is continuous in his much-varied work. Gérald Alexis, in his book Peintres Haitiens, represents his work as a long pilgrimage towards perfection in pictures drawn from his environment. Louverture Poisson died in 1985 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.