Bloomingdale history: Lois Mailou Jones had a solo exhibition in 1944 at Bloomingdale's Barnett-Aden Gallery on Randolph Place NW

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Lois Mailou Jones was an accomplished and talented artist whose work remains popular. She gained fame in the Harlem Renaissance and was faculty at @HowardU for nearly 50 years. She lived on Quincy St NE near 12th St in #Brookland. #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/ZSBg2BBYR6

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 23, 2018

Many amazing pieces of hers are available to view online via the Smithsonian American Art Museum (@americanart), including this called "1220 Quincy Street" #Brookland #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory https://t.co/MJynK3enkW pic.twitter.com/0tJmxA5n5a

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 23, 2018

And there's video of her painting, likely taken in her home studio on Quincy Street. https://t.co/pMwhV9CTRR #Brookland #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/iT1QhHKSo7

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 23, 2018

According to the website https://t.co/fdYLmepJph she had a solo exhibition in 1944 at the Barnett-Aden Gallery on Randolph Place in #BloomingdaleDC #DCHistory — Bloomingdame, pics of 🌞🌕🌈❄️ in #BloomingdaleDC (@bloomingdame) February 23, 2018