1. 1905-1998 (Pronounced: Lou-ah May-lou)

2.  Born on November 3, 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts  Interested in art at a very early age  During high school, she won four scholarships to the Museum of Fine Arts where she attended classes after school  After high school, she continued her education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

3.  Worked as an art professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C.  Studied masks of different cultures  In 1937, she was invited to study at Académie Julian, and produced 30 watercolors in her one year  Also designed fabrics

4.  Spent time in Haiti, painting the people and landscapes—her work became energized by bright colors.  Began taking her students on trips to cities all over the world to study art  Painted until she was in her nineties

5.  Her work is in museums all over the country  Les Fétiches is owned by Smithsonian American Art Museum is located in Washington, D.C.  She is the only African-American female painter to achieve fame abroad (outside the US)

6. Les Fétiches (pronounced lay fay-teesh)  Painted in 1938  Definition of Fetish: an object that is believed to have magical powers  Cubism: breaking forms into shapes to show depth  Fauvism: emphasized strong color over realistic representations  Shading: dark to light

7. Fétiches How many masks are shown in “Les Fétiches”? African masks usually represent different spirits (good or evil), ancestors, and even animals. QUOTE “I can look back on my work and be inspired by France, Haiti, Africa, the Black experience, and Martha's Vineyard (where it all began) and admit: there is no end to creative expression.” - LoÏs Mailou Jones

9. 1.Starting with a black sheet of paper, the students draw a large oval face that fills the paper. Small lemon-shape eyes are drawn in the middle of the face, along with one for the mouth. 2. The students place a dot that is centered between the eyes, and then draw large lemon shapes that go around the eyes, and touch the outside edge of the face. (The goal is to make lots of closed shapes.) The same shape is drawn around the mouth. 3. Students draw a simple nose that touches the center of the eyes and top of the mouth. Two eyebrow-like curves are added to the forehead. 4. All of the closed shapes on the face are completely colored in with colored pencil. 5. A white colored pencil is used to go over selected corners to brighten (or tint) them, and a black colored pencil is used to go over selected corners to darken (or shade) them. For the most dramatic results, all the corners should be either tinted or shaded.