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    Alma Thomas

    Portrait of a Lady (Alma Thomas), 1947 by Laura Wheeler Waring

    Born

    Alma Woodsey Thomas


    (1891-09-22)September 22, 1891

    Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

    DiedFebruary 24, 1978(1978-02-24) (aged 86)

    Washington, D.C.

    EducationHoward University
    Columbia University
    Known forPainting

    Notable work

    		Sky Light; Iris, Tulips, Jonquils and Crocuses; Watusi (Hard Edge); Wind and Crepe Myrtle Concerto; Air View of a Spring Nursery; Milky Way; Flowers at Jefferson Memorial; Untitled (Music Series); Red Rose Sonata; Breeze Rustling Through Fall Flowers; The Eclipse
    MovementExpressionism
    Realism

    Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 – February 24, 1978) was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings