Loïs Mailou Jones
Textile Design (Afro Idol)

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Artist Loïs Mailou Jones (American, 1905–1998)American, 1905–1998

CultureAmerican

Titles

Textile Design (Afro Idol)

Datec. 1928

PlaceUnited States

MediumGouache with graphite on paper board

DimensionsSheet: 29 15/16 x 21 7/8 in. (76.1 x 55.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association

Object number98.224

Not on view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance[Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"Lois Mailou Jones: An American Painter," venue unknown, likely Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, August 1997.

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004–May 9, 2004.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–October 26, 2008.

"Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 23–September 25, 2016.

"Parall(elles): A History of Women in Design," Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, February 18–May 28, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Inscribed in black gouache, lower right: “Afro Idol” [additional two lines of inscriptions painted over and illegible]

Verso: Printed in brown ink, center: WHATMAN DRAWING BOARD [with design motif and addition text]

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