Mint Museum (On Randolph Rd) 2/10/2010

Lois Mailou Jones 1905 - 1998 - Wonderful artist. One of the best I've never heard of. She had a wide range of talent in her painting. There weren't any pieces that I didn't like. My favorite is "Mob Victim" 1944. I was drawn from his shirt to his multicolored face and hair. At first I thought this man was just meditating and then I looked down at his bound hands. "Palm Trees" and "Design for Crelonne Drapery Fabric" were beautiful in both design and the strong use of colors. I liked the "Ville d'Houdain, Pas-de-Calais, France" because of the way she used straight lines and geometric shapes to create a landscape.