Egyptian Heritage
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Title
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Egyptian Heritage
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Date
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1953
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Creator
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Lois Mailou Jones, 1905-1998
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Contributor
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Atlanta Annuals
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Description
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Lois Mailou Jones was an artist and art educator known for her costumes, textile designs, watercolors, paintings and collages from Wahsinton, D.C. Egyptian Heritage presents a geneological and cultural heritage between contemporary Blacks and Ancient Egypt. Jones uses Ancient Egyptian scenes and hieroglyphics in the background.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Black power
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Spirituality
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Art
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Additional Subject
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Black Feminism
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AAfrican Art
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Religious symbols in art
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Womanism
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Feminism
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Location
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Atlanta
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Fulton County
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Georgia
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USA
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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Oil on masonite
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Measurements
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23.75in x 40.5in
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Format
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JPG
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HBCU Identifier
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1955.004
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.CAU.141
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Clark Atlanta University
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Source
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Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
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Collection
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Atlanta Art Annuals
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Language
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English
