Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
Alma Thomas is a singular figure in the story of twentieth-century American Art. She developed her exuberant form of abstract painting late in life, after retiring from a long career as a schoolteacher.
On tour from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Composing Color invites guests to see the world through Alma Thomas鈥檚 eyes, celebrating her philosophy of art as a restorative force and her lifelong dedication to the cultivation of beauty.
Known for her dazzling abstract paintings inspired by her love of nature, music, and the cosmos, Thomas transformed color into a symbolic and multisensory experience that evokes sound, motion, temperature, and even scent. Her work reminds us of the transformative power of art and the beauty in everyday life.
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Alma Thomas is a singular figure in the story of twentieth-century American Art. She developed her exuberant form of abstract painting late in life, after retiring from a long career as a schoolteacher.
On tour from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Composing Color invites guests to see the world through Alma Thomas鈥檚 eyes, celebrating her philosophy of art as a restorative force and her lifelong dedication to the cultivation of beauty.
Known for her dazzling abstract paintings inspired by her love of nature, music, and the cosmos, Thomas transformed color into a symbolic and multisensory experience that evokes sound, motion, temperature, and even scent. Her work reminds us of the transformative power of art and the beauty in everyday life.
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