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Loïs Mailou Jones, The ArtistsLa Bakeri
Portrait of Loïs Mailou Jones

Loïs Mailou Jones was a U.S. Woman Artist and Artist of the African Diaspora born on November 3, 1905. Mailou Jones contributed to the Harlem Renaissance movement, worked in France and died on June 9, 1998.

Brother Brown, Loïs Mailou Jones

Brother Brown 1931

Les Fétiches, Loïs Mailou Jones

Les Fétiches 1938

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls, Loïs Mailou Jones

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls 1939

Jardin du Luxembourg, Loïs Mailou Jones

Jardin du Luxembourg 1948

Moon Masque, Loïs Mailou Jones

Moon Masque 1971

Ode to Kinshasa, Loïs Mailou Jones

Ode to Kinshasa 1972

Ubi Girl from Tai Region, Loïs Mailou Jones

Ubi Girl from Tai Region 1972

La Baker, Loïs Mailou Jones

La Baker 1977

Suriname, Loïs Mailou Jones

Suriname 1982

Initiation, Liberia, Loïs Mailou Jones

Initiation, Liberia 1983

Gwendolyn Knight, The ArtistsPortrait of Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

1913 – 2005
Charles White, The ArtistsPortrait of Charles White

Charles White

Images of dignity

1918 – 1979
James Van Der Zee, The ArtistsPortrait of James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee

Don't just document, celebrate

1886 – 1983
19012000

Salvador Dalí

Willem de Kooning

Loïs Mailou Jones

Barnett Newman

Mai Trung Thứ

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