Artist Friendships: Loïs Mailou Jones and Céline Tabary
Posted: May 8, 2017
Category: Céline Marie Tabary
Inspired by the special exhibition New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin, we are celebrating famous artist friendships, like the one between Loïs Mailou Jones and Céline...
![Beneath a soft blue sky, a picturesque village nestles in a valley between a river in the extreme foreground and verdant mountains. Combining loose and discrete brushstrokes with a palette of greens and golds, the painting recalls Paul Cézanne’s late 19th-century landscapes.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1990.28_Art-Camera-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Loïs Mailou Jones, whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries.
![Semi-abstract composition in shades of blue, orange, yellow, green, grey, white and burgundy. In the center, an orange oval with a black and white eye in the center, supported by symmetrical strips of semi-circles and diamonds. Vertical blocks of color reach upwards on both sides.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1997.105_transp-aspect-ratio-2.25-1.jpg)