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Mars Dust

Alma ThomasWW-1972-164317

1972·Acrylic on canvas·Overall: 69 1/4 × 57 1/8 in. (175.9 × 145.1 cm)

<p>Alma Thomas, <em>Mars Dust</em>, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, overall: 69 1/4 × 57 1/8 in. (175.9 × 145.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Hament Corporation 72.58. © Estate of Alma Thomas (Courtesy of the Hart Family)/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1972
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: Overall: 69 1/4 × 57 1/8 in. (175.9 × 145.1 cm)
Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art
Artist: Alma Thomas

Artist

Alma Thomas

Painting

Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American artist and art teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. She is the first African-American woman to be included in the White House's permanent art collection. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after she retired from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's Shaw Junior High School.

Columbus, GA, USA

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