Little Paris Group, 1948

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Creator: unidentified photographer

Description: Identification on attachment (handwritten / stamped): Paris Group - The twelve member group, then Called "Little Paris," met once a week with Miles Celine Tabary and Lois Jones, developing skills and tyles circulating in at least six exhibition works a year. The annual exhibit was one of the highlights of the season, looked forward to the art lovers of the Washington community. (In the catalog of the District -Columbia Art Association, Exhibition, on back of the forward page.)
"Little Paris Group" - Lois Jone Studios. 1948 Lft. to rt. Barbara Buckner, Celine Tabary, Delilah Pierce, Elizabeth Williamson, Bruce Brown, Barbara Linger, Frank West, Don Roberts, Richard Dempsey (Guest artist) Russel Nesbit (Model) Lois M. Jones, Alma Thomas, Desdemona Wade.
Identification on verso (handwritten / stamped): Loise M. Jones - Kay-Dee Photo

Forms part of: Alma Thomas papers, 1894-2000, bulk 1936-1982

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Little Paris Group, 1948 / unidentified photographer. Alma Thomas papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 7393

Subjects:

• African American artists
• Artists in groups
• Artists' models
• Artists' studios
• Art--Study and teaching
• Brown, Bruce
• Buckner, Barbara
• Dempsey, Richard W.
• Jones, Lois Mailou
• Linger, Barbara
• Little Paris Group
• Nesbit, Russell
• Pierce, Delilah
• Tabary, Celine
• Thomas, Alma
• Wade, Desdemona
• West, Frank
• Williamson, Elizabeth

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