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Article: Celebrating Lois Mailou Jones: the grande dame of the art world (1905-1998).
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- Ebony
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- December 1, 2005
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LOIS Mailou Jones was one of the most prolific American painters of the 20th century. Her bold, penetrating images that span the globe from street scenes of Montmartre and the River Seine in Paris to vivid portraits of society in Haiti finally forced the world to recognize her often-ignored phenomenal talent.
Jones, who was an art professor at Howard University for 47 years, died in 1998 at age 92. The pioneering artist leaves a legacy of prodigious work produced over seven decades, ranging from impressionist to politically inspired, that will have a long-lasting impact on generations of artists.
"Beyond all her achievements in the world of art, she has ...