In the context of The French Collection, analyze the Part II, #11: Le Café des Artistes (1994) of the Descriptions and locations.
Le Café des Artistes depicts Willia Marie standing among a large group of artists, writers, and public figures who are seated outside her café, Le Café des Artistes, in Paris. The figures depicted are Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Ed Clark, Aaron Douglas, William H. Johnson, Sargent Johnson, Loïs Mailou Jones, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Jacob Lawrence, Edmonia Lewis, Archibald Motley, Raymond Saunders, Augusta Savage, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Maurice Utrillo, and Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. Ringgold also included a portrait of herself among the group. In the text, Willia Marie tells her Aunt that by owning the café and inviting artists to commune with her, she is learning and thriving. But she expresses a need to ultimately draw creativity and inspiration from sources in Africa.As of 2021, Le Café des Artistes was in the private collection of Juanita Vanoy Jordan, the ex-wife of retired professional basketball player Michael Jordan.
Elizabeth Catlett Edmonia Lewis Maurice Utrillo Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Loïs Mailou Jones Raymond Saunders Ed Clark Aaron Douglas Sargent Johnson Jacob Lawrence William H. Johnson Augusta Savage Archibald Motley Paul Gauguin Romare Bearden Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Michael Jordan Paris Vincent van Gogh Henry Ossawa Tanner