es ▁S . ▁Grant . ▁Her ▁grand m other ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁pian ist ▁and ▁her ▁grand father ▁owned ▁a ▁book store . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Jones ▁won ▁the ▁" Sil ver ▁Cup ▁for ▁English ▁Com position " ▁at ▁her ▁high ▁school , ▁the ▁ ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁P ines . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Jones ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁After ward ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁France , ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux ▁Arts ▁in ▁Font aine ble au , ▁receiving ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁then ▁studying ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Col ar os si ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁artist ▁Camil le ▁L ia us u . ▁Upon ▁returning , ▁she ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁a ▁solo ▁display ▁of ▁color ▁et ch ings ▁of ▁French ▁children ▁which ▁she ▁called ▁the ▁" F our ▁Se asons ". ▁She ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁After ▁Paris , ▁Jones ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁illustr ating ▁her ▁first ▁book , ▁R ag man ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁His ▁R ag am uff ins ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁experiences ▁in ▁France . ▁Other ▁books ▁followed ▁and ▁ev iden ced ▁her ▁experiences ▁as ▁well : ▁Man ink a ' s ▁Children ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁girls ▁she ▁knew ▁growing ▁up . ▁Her ▁home