Les Fétiches
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Les Fétiches is a landmark modernist painting by African American artist Loïs Mailou Jones that synthesizes African mask imagery with bold color and design to explore Black cultural identity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Fétiches canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus |
canonical work in Loïs Mailou Jones’s oeuvre
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frequently reproduced in African American art history surveys ⓘ |
| artist | Loïs Mailou Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
African-inspired abstraction
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modernism ⓘ synthetic cubism influence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Loïs Mailou Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| creatorGender | woman ⓘ |
| creatorMovement |
Harlem Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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New Negro movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
African masks
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African sculpture ⓘ Black cultural identity ⓘ |
| genre | modernism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important exploration of African diaspora identity
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key work in Black modernism ⓘ landmark work in African American art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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African masks ⓘ European modernism ⓘ Parisian avant-garde ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African heritage
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African mask imagery ⓘ Black identity ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
African American modernism
NERFINISHED
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Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold use of color
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exploration of Black cultural identity ⓘ innovative representation of African masks ⓘ synthesis of African imagery and modernist design ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
Black pride
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cultural synthesis ⓘ diasporic identity ⓘ reclamation of African heritage ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Fetishes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
bold color
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geometric design ⓘ stylization ⓘ |
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