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Lois Mailou Jones was born in Boston on November 3,
1905. She is best known for her African symbols and colorful works. Jones
attended the Designers Art School of Boston, where she produced designs
later adopted by renowned textile firms. Her development of an art
department in a preparatory school led to her position at Howard
University, where she worked for forty-seven years. Jones painted mainly
watercolors until her year of study in Paris, where she began painting in
French traditions. Her transition from impressionistic to abstract styles
was highlighted in her works on Haitian life. The African influence seen
in her work was also drawn from on site research of several African
countries. Her painting Meditation won first honorable mention in
the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris. Some of her other works are: Homage
to Osmogo, Moon Masque, Guli Mask, and Peasant Girl.
Soror Jones designed the Alpha
Kappa Alpha window at Howard University's Rankin Chapel.
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