Self Portrait

Loïs Mailou Jones, Self Portrait, 1940, casein on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 2006.24.2
Loïs Mailou Jones, Self Portrait, 1940, casein on board, 17 1⁄2 x 14 1⁄2 in. (44.5 x 36.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 2006.24.2

Artwork Details

Title
Self Portrait
Artist
Date
1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 1⁄2 x 14 1⁄2 in. (44.5 x 36.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of the artist
Mediums Description
casein on board
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Portrait female — Jones, Lois Mailou
Object Number
2006.24.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2006.24.2

Artwork Description

Jones went to Africa for the first time in 1970, at age sixty-five, but the forms, rhythmic cadences, and vibrant color she associated with the ceremonies of Africa had infused her art since her student years. These influences are apparent in Self Portrait, in which Jones links her identity with traditional African sculpture.


African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012

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East Baltimore Documentary Survey Project
Artist
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
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Three generations of the Stamadis family
Artist
Date1977-1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Linda Rich, First Communion Class, St. Elizabeth's Church, 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1111, © 1975, George Jadowski
First Communion Class, St. Elizabeth’s Church
Artist
Date1977-1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Linda Rich, Detail in a two-hundred-year-old home in Fells Point, 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1104, © 1975, George Jadowski
Detail in a two-hundred-year-old home in Fells Point
Artist
Date1977-1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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