Alma Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alma Thomas

American Expressionist painter and art educator (1891-1978)

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1891

Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1978

Profession: painter, art educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American Expressionist painter and art educator best known for her colorful abstract paintings.
She lived and worked primarily in Washington, D.C.
and The Washington Post described her as a force in the Washington Color School.
The Wall Street Journal describes her as a previously "underappreciated artist" who is more recently recognized for her "exuberant" works, noteworthy for their pattern, rhythm and color.
Thomas remains an influence to young and old as she was a cornerstone for the Fine Arts at Howard University, started a successful art career later in her life, and took major strides during times of segregation as an African-American female artist.
Thomas lived as a black female artist, yet encountered many difficulties.
However, all these barriers still did not render her art related to racism and feminism.
Her art form were seemingly about the accidental beauty and abstraction of colour.