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
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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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Classification
Visual Arts
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Art
Nature
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.24