Alma W. Thomas

Everything Is Beautiful

Jonathan Frederick Walz, Seth Feman, Tiffany E. Barber , Rebecca Bush

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Yale University Press
13 July 2021

History of Art & Design Styles; Art Treatments & Subjects; Individual artists, art monographs; Gender studies: women; Ethnic studies

A sweeping retrospective of Alma W. Thomas’s wide-reaching artistic practice that sheds new light on her singular search for beauty

Achieving fame in 1972 as the first Black woman to mount a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Alma W. Thomas (1891–1978) is known for her large abstract paintings filled with irregular patterns of bright colors. This insightful reassessment of Thomas’s life and work reveals her complex and deliberate artistic existence before, during, and after the years of commercial and critical success, and describes how her innovative palette and loose application of paint grew out of a long study of color theory. Essays trace Thomas’s journey from semirural Georgia to international recognition and situate her work within the context of the Washington Color School and creative communities connected to Howard University. Featuring rarely seen theatrical designs, sculpture, family photographs, watercolors, and marionettes, this volume demonstrates how Thomas’s pursuit of beauty extended to every facet of her life—from her exuberant abstractions to the conscientious construction of her own persona through community service, teaching, and gardening.

Contributions by: Tiffany E. Barber, Rebecca Bush, Aruna D'Souza
Edited by: Jonathan Frederick Walz, Seth Feman
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 298mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 2.240kg
ISBN: 9780300258936
ISBN 10: 0300258933
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 13 July 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Seth Feman is deputy director for art and interpretation and curator of photography at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Jonathan Frederick Walz is director of curatorial affairs and curator of American art at The Columbus Museum.