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Loïs Mailou Jones

Loïs Mailou Jones (1905–1998) was an American painter, university teacher and artist.

Also recorded as Loïs Jones; Lois Jones; Lois Mailou Jones Pierre Noel; Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel; Mrs. V. Pierre-Noel; Lois Mailou Jones.

Overview

Born at Boston in 1905, died at Washington, D.C. in 1998.

In detail

Loïs Mailou Jones studied at School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Howard University and Columbia University.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life, portrait, landscape and abstract art. The authority associates the name with Harlem Renaissance. Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Port-au-Prince and Italy. Employment is recorded with Howard University.

Works named in the authority record are Lillian Evanti.

Work by Loïs Mailou Jones is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, George and Joyce Wein Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Candace Award and Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Lois Mailou Jones”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3258676: Loïs Mailou Jones

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