Loïs Mailou Jones
Untitled (Two Women)
1939-1949
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Loïs Mailou Jones
Untitled (Two Women)
1939-1949
Physical Qualities
Oil on linen, Framed: 22 1/4 x 27 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (56.5 x 68.9 x 5.7 cm) Sight: 15 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (39.4 x 51.8 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Object Number
2020.98
In this bold bust-length portrait, two women gaze directly at the viewer. Loïs Mailou Jones was a painter, textile designer, and collage artist. She taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C.—influencing generations of artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Alma Thomas, and David Driskell—while painting in France during her summers. The textile or wallpaper here resembles the pattern featured in Henri Matisse’s 1928 Seated Odalisque, Left Knee Bent, Ornamental Background and Checkerboard, also in the BMA’s collection.
Publication References
Hanzal, Carla M. "Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color," Mint Museum of Art, (Charlotte, NC, November 14, 2009 - February 27, 2010) Illustrated in color in the exhibition catalogue on page 114
"Impact! The Legacy of the Women’s Caucus for Art," The Katzen Arts Center, American University Museum, College of Arts & Sciences, Washington, DC, January 23 - March 13, 2016. Illustrated in color in the exhibition catalogue on page 36
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2020; Michael Rosenfeld Gallery by purchase, March 7, 2006; Swann Galleries Auction, New York, NY (Lot 82); Private Collection; Lois Mailou Jones, Washington, DC.
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