"I was always doing something with my hands. I never remember buying a Christmas present. I carved angels out of soap and candles, did ‘paper sculptures,’ then went on to silk screening, enamel work, seashell earrings, etching glass bottles, pottery and ceramics.”"
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Jimilu Mason
1930 – 2019
Jimilu Mason (or simply known as JIMILU) (1930–2019) was an American sculptor. Mason is known for her busts of notable American figures of the 1960s, including Lyndon B. Johnson, who sat for Mason many times.
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