Portrait of Alma Thomas in her Studio

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Object Details

Photographer

Ida Jervis

Caption

Washington, D.C. artist Alma Thomas is at work in her studio in this photograph taken by her friend Ida Jervis. As she paints arcing brushstrokes on paper, her workspace, art supplies, and potted plant are bathed in natural light from a nearby window. A container of Miracle-Gro beside her paintbrushes evidences her interest in cultivating the brilliance of the natural world, a frequent inspiration of Thomas’s work. Even Thomas’s clothing, a checkered top with squares of various sizes, hints at her artistic eye and recalls her mosaic-like paintings.

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Date

1971

Accession Number

2001.0001.0001

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Type

photograph

Medium

silver-gelatin photography on RC paper

Dimensions

Frame: 27 11/16 × 21 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (70.3 × 54.7 × 4 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8656bef81-5e21-42a4-ba71-624e29efe60f

Record ID

acm_2001.0001.0001