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“I trust the time will come, however, when we will no longer need to attached the word ‘black’ to ‘artist.’  Let it be that we are artists whose works are accepted universally on the strength of pure merit.”
— Lois Mailou Jones quoted in The Life and Legacy of Lois Mailou Jones, Howard Magazine, 1999

June 4, 2015
Honoring Lois Mailou Jones, an Artist and A Trailblazer by Alex Floyd Vineyard Gazette
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September 11, 2014
"DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Presents Full Spectrum: The Prolific Master within Loïs Mailou Jones"
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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July 16, 2013
"In Conversation: Modern African American Art At Peabody Essex Museum"
Antiques and the Arts Weekly, by Stephen May

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June 26, 2013
"Diverse crowd attends Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts celebration of Juneteenth"
The Bay State Banner, by Shanice Maxwell
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June 19, 2013
"Loïs Mailou Jones Spotlight Talks — Museum of Fine Arts, Boston"
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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June 11, 2013
"Celebrate Juneteenth at the MFA"
Color Magazine
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April 30,2013
Leigh Whipper Acquired by Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum Fund for African American Art 
and gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr. 
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April 30, 2013
"Fund for African American Art: New Acquisition"
bloggers@brooklynmuseum, by Dalila Scruggs
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February 27, 2013
"Loïs Mailou Jones: Creating A New African-American Image"
The Artery, by Greg Cook
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February 24, 2013
"Celebrating Black History Month: Lois Mailou Jones"
Broad Strokes, by Ali Printz
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January 29, 2013
"Huntsville Museum of art to show colorful works Lois Mailou Jones created over 70-year career"
AL.com, by Pat Ammons
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January 24, 2013
"Review: Loïs Mailou Jones retrospective at the MFA"
The Boston Globe, by Cate McQuaid (Courtesty of Cate McQuaid.)
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January 17, 2013
"Works from every stage of the pioneering black woman artist's career"
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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January 8, 2013
"
New Year, New Art: Exhibit Openings in January"
Boston Magazine, by Meara Hamidiani
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January 2, 2013
"Coming Attractions at Museums: January 2013"
The Arts Fuse, by Peter Walsh
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July 12, 2011
"Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color at The Women’s Museum"
Dallas Art News
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June 13, 2011
"Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color Showcases The Works Of One Badass Artist"
Dallas Observer, by Anna Merlan
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May 28, 2011
"Exhibit celebrates artist Loïs Mailou Jones"
Star-Telegram, by Gaile Robinson
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May 19, 2011
"Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color at The Women’s Museum"
Dallas Art News
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January 30, 2011
"'A Life in Vibrant Color': Loïs Mailou Jones' retropective opens at Hunter Museum today"
The Chattanooga Times Free Press
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December 24, 2010
"Loïs Mailou Jones: Color Tells a Story"
The Washington Post, by Michael O'Sullivan
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October 8, 2010
"Preview: Loïs Mailou Jones at the National Museum of Women in the Arts"
Washington City Paper, by Erin Petty
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October 3, 2010
"For pioneering African American painter Lois Mailou Jones, a retrospective"
The Washington Post, by Jacqueline Trescott
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October 3, 2010
"Tribute to an art pioneer"
The Washington Post Magazine, by Stephanie Merry
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October 2010
"70-Year Retrospective Highlights African, Caribbean and American Iconography"
artdaily.org
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July 3, 2010
"Major Retrospective of Late Artist Comes to Polk Museum"
The Ledger, by Cary McMullen
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June 13, 1998
"Lois Mailou Jones, 92, Painter and Teacher"
The New York Times, by Holland Cotter
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December 16, 1993
"The World of Lois Mailou Jones"
Chicago Reader, by Fred Camper
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