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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Lois Mailou Jones
Born: November 3, 1905
Died: June 9, 1998 (aged 92)
Bio: Loïs Mailou Jones was an influential artist and teacher during her seven decade career. Jones was the only African-American female painter of the 1930s and 1940s to achieve fame abroad. Jones' career began in textile design before she decided to focus on fine arts.
Known for:
- The Ascent of Ethiopia (1932)
- Moon Masque
- Brother Brown (1931)
- Initiation, Liberia (1983)
- Les Fétiches (1938)