Aug 23, 2021 · This exhibition is currently on view at the Chrysler Museum of Art through Oct. 3, 2021, and will travel to 3 other museums until Sept. 25, 2022 ...

Thomas became an important role model for women, African Americans, and older artists. She was the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at New ...

Alma Woodsey Thomas was the first Black woman to have a show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She was also the first Black woman to have work acquired ...

Alma Thomas was a teacher and artist who developed a powerful form of abstract painting late in life. From the mid-1960s, she produced brilliantly colored ...

Mar 29, 2024 · Alma Thomas made a unique and vital contribution to the development of mid-to-late 20th century American abstraction.

Lesson Overview. Alma Thomas, a Black artist and teacher from Washington, DC, was inspired by both what she saw in the natural world as well as current ...

This acrylic and graphite on canvas painting was done by Alma Thomas, who was an educator and artist in Washington, D.C. for most of her career.

Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after her retirement from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's ...