Lois Mailou Jones was an artist and educator born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1905 and died in 1998. Jones's career began in the 1930s, and she continued producing artwork until she died in 1998 at 92. Her style shifted and evolved multiple times in response to influences in her life, especially her extensive travels. She worked with different mediums, techniques, and influences throughout her career. Her extensive travels throughout Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean influenced and changed how she painted. She felt her most outstanding contribution to the art world was "proof of the talent of black artists." She wished to be known as an American painter without labels, and her work echoes her pride in her African roots and American ancestry. Her works are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Muscarelle Museum of Art, and the Philipps Collection. She is often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. (Bio Source: Wikipedia)