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Tag Archives: Lois Mailou Jones

#5WomenArtists – Gwendolyn Knight

by , in Art

Mar

01

Artist Gwendolyn Knight (1913 – 2005) was born in Barbados and grew up in New York. She attended Howard University where she studied with painter Loïs Mailou Jones (1905 – 1998). Knight had to leave school when the Great Depression hit. When she returned to New York, she studied with Augusta Savage, taught in Savage’s studio, and developed a friendship with the sculptor. The bronze portrait of Knight is a beautiful rendering of the young artist. Fellow artist Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000), Knight’s husband, who she met at Savage’s studio, said of the work, “I think of all of Augusta’s work this is surely one of the most resolved pieces plastically.”

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Loïs Mailou Jones: Now on View

by , Director of Art Education in Art, Education

Oct

12

Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color, a lively exhibition surveying the wide array of subjects and styles explored by the artist throughout her lifetime is on view at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens through January 4, 2013.

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Member’s Opening: Two Women, Two Journeys

by , Director of Art Education in Art, Programs

Sep

28

The Cummer Museum celebrates both women’s journeys at a Members’ Opening on Thursday, October 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Museum. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while…

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