Black artists weren’t allowed to submit their work to most galleries and exhibitions in the 1930’s and 1940’s, but that didn’t stop Loïs Mailou Jones from winning plenty of awards from iconic institutions.
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Loïs Mailou Jones began her career at a time when racial prejudices and gender discrimination were strong in American culture, but she managed to transcend the race and gender barriers and lead a seventy year career as an artist and educator.
“Mine is a quiet exploration, a quest for new meanings in color, texture and design. Even though I sometimes portray scenes of poor and struggling people, it is a great joy to paint.”
—Loïs Mailou Jones
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