Egyptian Heritage

Title

Egyptian Heritage

Date

1953

Creator

Lois Mailou Jones, 1905-1998 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Lois Mailou Jones was an artist and art educator known for her costumes, textile designs, watercolors, paintings, and collages from Washington, D.C. Egyptian Heritage presents a genealogical and cultural heritage between contemporary Blacks and Ancient Egypt. Jones uses Ancient Egyptian scenes and hieroglyphics in the background.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black Feminism

Religious symbols in art

African diaspora

Afrocentricism

Racial uplift

Black Art

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on masonite

Measurements

23.75in x 40.5in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1955.004

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.141

Rights

All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.

Contributing Institution

Clark Atlanta University

Source

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Collection

Atlanta Art Annuals See all items with this value

Language

English

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