- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Air View of a Spring Nursery (1966)
- Creator:
- Thomas, Alma
- Date of Original:
- 1966
- Subject:
- Painting--United States
Art, Abstract--United States
Art, Modern--20th century
Art, American--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This mosaic-like painting by Alma Thomas is an abstract representation of a plant nursery, as seen from above. Thomas was especially influenced by displays of azaleas she saw in Washington, D.C. Acrylic on canvas.
Image of Alma Thomas's painting "Air View of a Spring Nursery" (1966). This mosaic-like painting by Alma Thomas is an abstract representation of a plant nursery, as seen from above. Thomas was especially influenced by displays of azaleas she saw in Washington, D.C. Acrylic on canvas.
A prominent abstract painter of the 1960s and 1970s, Alma Thomas was the first African American woman to have a solo art exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, in 1971. Thomas did not concentrate exclusively on making art until she was well into her sixties. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alma-thomas-1891-1978/m-4079/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Columbus Museum
- Additional Rights Information:
- Courtesy of Columbus Museum.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alma-thomas-1891-1978
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- Columbus Museum (Columbus, Ga.)
- Rights:
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