Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Lois Mailou Jones (Pierre-Noel)

Originally from Boston, the artist fell in love with the island of Haiti and its people.



Depicts her early interest in African art housed at the National Museum of of American Art.

Les Feticles-1938


Howard University professor of art from 1930-1977, she was a champion of American artists.  Some of her students went on to become substantial contributors to American art, most notably, Elizabeth Catlett.  She was commissioned to create two of the thirty three stained glass windows at Andrew Rankin Chapel, Howard University.  This one is dear to me.

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  1. I LOVE YOU! Thank you so much for your comments. I wish we lived in the same city so we could go out have have Cosmopolitans together and talk. There is one other part of the story I left out ... though they chose to go with the other candidate, the woman who interviewed me liked me so much that she has offered me another position ... BUT ... like you, it's $20,000 less a year than I was used to making. I don't know details yet ... still waiting to hear back but I will let you know. Maybe I can take it, if it's offered tome, and then keep looking for something that pays more. Again, I WILL NOT RESIST "WHAT IS". My wonderful hubby is still working and we're not eating cat food yet!

    LOVE YOU LOTS!

    Deb

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