Voodoo Worshipers, Haiti

Title

Voodoo Worshipers, Haiti

Date

Unknown

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. Voodoo Worshippers, Haiti, is a watercolor scene of three Haitian Voodoo practitioners around four candles under a full moon. Jones places colorful shapes behind black brushstrokes that create depth.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Religion See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Religion

Black Art

Afrocentrism

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Drawing

Medium

Watercolor and brush drawing

Measurements

18.75 x 23.5in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1960.005

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.196

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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