Alma W. Thomas

Everything Is Beautiful

Alma W. Thomas
Jacqueline Francis, Ross Gay, Aruna D'Souza, Jonathan Frederick Walz, Seth Feman, Tiffany Barber, Rebecca Bush, Kimberli Gant, Grey Gundaker, Michael D Harris
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Hardback
h298 x 241mm - 336pg
13 Jul 2021 US
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9780300258936
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A sweeping retrospective of Alma W. Thomas' s wide-reaching artistic practice that sheds new light on her singular search for beauty Achieving fame in 1972 as the first Black woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Alma W. Thomas (1891-1978) is known for her large abstract paintings filled with irregular patterns of bright colors. This insightful reassessment of Thomas' s life and work reveals her complex and deliberate artistic existence before, during, and after the years of commercial and critical success, and describes how her innovative palette and loose application of paint grew out of a long study of color theory. Essays trace Thomas' s journey from semirural Georgia to international recognition and situate her work within the context of the Washington Color School and creative communities connected to Howard University. Featuring rarely seen theatrical designs, sculpture, family photographs, watercolors, and marionettes, this volume demonstrates how Thomas' s pursuit of beauty extended to every facet of her life-from her exuberant abstractions to the conscientious construction of her own persona through community service, teaching, and gardening.
Seth Feman is deputy director for art and interpretation and curator of photography at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Jonathan Frederick Walz is director of curatorial affairs and curator of American art at The Columbus Museum.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780300258936
Published: 13 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 298mm
Width: 241mm
Pages: 336

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