Celebrating Black History Month Lois Mailou Jones Broad Strokes The

Lois Mailou Jones Harlem Renaissance Oil on Canvas

Lois Mailou Jones, (born November 3, 1905, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 9, 1998, Washington, D.C.), American painter and educator whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction. Lois Mailou Jones displaying her designs and painting an outdoor scene

Textile Lois Mailou Jones Art LOÏS MAILOU JONES (1905 1998) Paris

Provenance Exhibition History References Title: Cauliflower and Pumpkin Artist: Lois Mailou Jones (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1905-1998 Washington, D.C.) Date: 1938 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 25 1/2 in. (54.3 x 64.8 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Gift of Max Robinson, 1981 Accession Number: 1981.535

Loïs Mailou Jones, an Artist and Educator Who Made History

Loïs Mailou Jones (270 results) Recently Added Loïs Mailou Jones was an American artist and educator. View Loïs Mailou Jones's 270 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

Grand Bois d’Illet by Lois Mailou Jones (American), watercolor and

While she was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance and was also an art professor at Howard University, it was Lois Mailou Jones' marriage to a Haitian artist and her time in Haiti in the 1950s and 60s that inspired the colors and themes of this piece. The bright colors and patterns of Haitian art and fabrics are represented throughout the work.

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE PAINTING "ASCENT OF ETHIOPIA" BY LOIS MAILOU JONES

Loïs Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 - June 9, 1998) was an influential artist and teacher during her seven-decade career. Jones was one of the most notable figures to attain notoriety for her art while living as a black expatriate in Paris during the 1930s and 1940s. Her career began in textile design before she decided to focus on fine arts.

Loïs Mailou Jones Creating A New AfricanAmerican Image WBUR News

Lois Mailou Jones could easily be the subject of one of her own canvases, with her cream-brown skin and short-cropped tawny hair that frames her forehead. Her deep-set eyes look straight at you.

Textile Lois Mailou Jones Lois Mailou Jones, afroamericana

"Loïs Mailou Jones" presents 30 paintings and drawings by the distinguished, internationally acclaimed graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Born and raised in Boston, Jones attended the SMFA during high school and earned a scholarship that enabled her to receive her degree in Design with honors in 1927.

Loïs Mailou Jones Creating A New AfricanAmerican Image The ARTery

Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color is organized by the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, in collaboration with the Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noël Trust, and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. The exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. SHARE EXHIBITION:

Loïs Mailou Jones The joy of African color and design

Lois Mailou Jones: List of works - All Artworks by Date 1→10. List of works All Artworks by Date 1→10 (29) All Artworks by Date 10→1 (29) All Artworks by Name (29) Styles Abstract Art (7) Cubism (1) Expressionism (13) Impressionism (2) Native Art (11) Pop Art (1) Post-Impressionism (5) Themes Textile Designs (4)

Women in the Act of Painting 1940

Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, a dynamic exhibition of more than 70 paintings, drawings, and textile designs, spans the artist's career from the late Harlem Renaissance to her contemporary synthesis of African, Caribbean, American, and African American iconography.

Lois Mailou Jones Retrospective at Museum of Fine Arts Boston Screens

Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998) [1] was an artist and educator. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Muscarelle Museum of Art, and The Phillips Collection.

Loïs Mailou Jones Hunter Museum of American Art

We Shall Overcome The Washington Post Magazine commissioned Loïs Mailou Jones to paint We Shall Overcome for its April 3, 1988 issue, marking the 20th anniversary of Dr. King's death.

Loïs Mailou Jones Hunter Museum of American Art

Artist Details Name Loïs Mailou Jones Birth Boston, 1905 Death Washington, D.C., 1998 Phonetic Spelling LOH-iss M-EYE-loo joh-nz NMWA Exhibitions Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, 2010-2011 Preserving the Past, Securing the Future: Donations of Art, 1987-1997, 1997-98

Lois Mailou Jones Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions

Lois Mailou Jones American, 1905-1998 Following Follow 551 Follower s Loïs Mailou Jones's paintings blended American, African, and European artistic traditions. Her work reflects the aesthetics of the African diaspora she encountered in the United States and on her travels, from the bold, colorful prints she saw in. Read more

The Portrait Gallery Loïs Mailou Jones

Artists Artist Loïs Mailou Jones born Boston, MA 1905-died Washington, DC 1998 Also known as Lois Mailou Jones Lois Jones Lois Jones Pierre-Noel Born Boston, Massachusetts, United States Died Washington, District of Columbia, United States Active in Paris, France Port-au-Prince, Haiti Nationalities American Biography

Lois Mailou Jones Team One's Virtual Art Exhibiition

Nov 3, 1905 - Jun 9, 1998. Loïs Mailou Jones was an influential artist and teacher during her seven-decade career. Jones was one of the most notable figures to attain fame for her art while living as a black expatriate in Paris during the 1930s and 1940s. Her career began in textile design before she decided to focus on fine arts.