Early Life, Family and Training The port town of La Goulette, Tunisia, provides the setting for the birth of Albert Braïtou-Sala on February 16, 1885. Within the establishment of the White Fathers of Carthage, a vocation begins to take shape. This early exposure to the arts occurs in a structured environment, yet the stability of his youth is short-lived. In 1899, the death of his father, Moïse Sala, forces a sudden shift in the trajectory of his life. The necessity of providing for his family pulls him away from formal schooling and into the workforce. Life becomes a matter of labor and su…