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


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About Alma Thomas

  • 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.

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