Lois Mailou Jones
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Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 - June 9, 1998) was an African American Harlem Renaissance painter. She taught art at Howard University from 1930-1977. Her artwork is heavily influenced by her travels to Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. One of her first pieces that she created is titled The Ascent of Ethiopia.
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- Lois Mailou Jones by Renae Battaglia.
Lois Mailou Jones, born in 1905 in Boston Massachusetts, had a very big impact on African American artists. She was an internationally acclaimed black artist, which was uncommon then. She began her teaching career at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina while coaching a basketball team, teaching folk dancing, and playing the piano. She also founded the art departments at Palmer Memorial Institute and Howard University Washington D.C. Lois Mailou Jones allowed art to define her life. She produced many paintings in her lifetime. Others described her as very talented because of all her accomplishments. In 1980, she was honored by President Carter for outstanding art achievements. Dr. Jones is greatly remembered because she gave proof of the talent of black artists. In her life she received honorary degrees from three universities and has her work in seven different museums. Lois Mailou Jones was the first to combine traditional African form with western techniques. Her impact as an early African American artist will be greatly remembered.
