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Suddenly It's Spring

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978

    Description

    Painting by Alma Thomas. The work is composed of small, single color blocks fit closely together, but with white space in between, like a mosaic. The colors are primarily shades of blue, with patches of yellow, red, pink, purple, and green. Medium shades of blue dominate the center, spreading out to the four corners of the canvas. At the bottom center is a small, slightly curved swath of pink and red. In the top right corner is a semi-circle of yellow and orange, with tendrils of pink and red mosaic blocks extending vertically into the blue center. Along the left side and extending horizontally into the center are blocks of green, purple and red. The work is signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joan Willis Holton

    Date

    1970

    Object number

    2017.24

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Charles Thomas Lewis
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    paintings

    Medium

    Painting: acrylic on canvas

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 38 × 42 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 108 × 3.5 cm)

    Place made

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Visual Arts

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Art
    Nature

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5321c39fe-54db-4a94-8aa7-c72845b9ad60

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2017.24

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