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A charcoal drawing portrait of Loïs Mailou Jones, the pioneering African-American painter, textile designer, and longtime Howard University professor whose seven-decade career helped define both the Harlem Renaissance and the broader landscape of 20th-century American art. Depicted standing before a doorway suggestive of an academic building, books held in hand, the portrait captures Jones in her role as an educator — a fitting tribute to the nearly fifty years she spent teaching and mentoring generations of artists at Howard University. Rendered in richly layered charcoal, the piece pays homage to Jones's dual legacy as both a celebrated painter and a devoted champion of Black artists coming up behind her.
Original artwork, hand-drawn in charcoal on paper.
A charcoal drawing portrait of Loïs Mailou Jones, the pioneering African-American painter, textile designer, and longtime Howard University professor whose seven-decade career helped define both the Harlem Renaissance and the broader landscape of 20th-century American art. Depicted standing before a doorway suggestive of an academic building, books held in hand, the portrait captures Jones in her role as an educator — a fitting tribute to the nearly fifty years she spent teaching and mentoring generations of artists at Howard University. Rendered in richly layered charcoal, the piece pays homage to Jones's dual legacy as both a celebrated painter and a devoted champion of Black artists coming up behind her.
Original artwork, hand-drawn in charcoal on paper.