It is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. in the United States.

It is one of many in her body of work featuring African masks and is one of her best-known paintings.

[2] When Jones was attending high school, she met Grace Ripley, an academic and costume designer.

[3] When Jones died in 1998, it was one of a small selection of works displayed in a memorial exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

[2] It was acquired by the Smithsonian with funding from Mrs. Norvin H. Green, Dr. R. Harlan, and Francis Musgrave.