Fred Jones (American, 1913-1996), Portrait of a Woman

Mixed media on paper, signed "Fred Jones" at lower right, matted and framed under glass.

Sight size 12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 21 x 15 1/2 in.

Possibly born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Frederick Jones grew up in Georgetown, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. While still in high school, Jones met Hale Woodruff, a prominent Paris-trained African American artist teaching at several Atlanta area colleges and university. Jones credits Woodruff as a great mentor, father figure, and art teacher.

Jones left Atlanta in 1940 to attend the Art Institute of Chicago. In Chicago, Jones was active in the South Side Community Art Center and spent much time with other African American artists including Charles White, Eldzier Cortor, and Charles Sebree. Jones worked in many mediums, but considered watercolors to be his specialty.

Good estate condition; not examined out of the frame.

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