the Paul R Jones collection of African American art

Lois Mailou Jones (1905 - 1998) successfully blended early Modernist styles with African sensibilities, incorporating a wide range of cross-cultural imagery. She was among the first African American graduates of the Boston Museums School of Fine Arts. As a young artist, she spent a pivotal year in Paris, painting "night and day" alongside artists and jazz musicians of the 1930s scene. Jones established and built the art department at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina, and was a professor at Howard University from 1930 - 1977. A legacy of successfull students includes Elizabeth Catlett and David Driskell. Her work can be found at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection, and The Corcoran Gallery.

LINKS

A Life of Artistic Expression
A short biography of the artist
http://www.fineartstrader.com/ljones.htm

Lois Mailou Jones
Examining the artists' career
www.octobergallery.com

An Interview with Lois Mailou Jones
From Notable Men, Invisible Women:
Portraiture and African-American Identity
www.xroads.virginia.edu

On the Joys and Frustrations
of Recognition Deferred
A Celebration of the Artists' 90th Birthday
http://www.koanart.com/loisjone.html

JAZZ COMBO
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 13"w

THREE DANCERS
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 13"w

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PORTRAIT
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 11"w

WINTER
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 13"w

MASKS
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 13"w

NUDE
1996
color lithograph
16"h x 11"w