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Known for her exuberantly colorful canvases filled with abstract shapes and patterns, Alma W. Thomas had her first one-woman show at the age of 68, after retiring from a thirty-five year teaching career. She accomplished many ‘firsts’ in her lifetime: in 1924, she was the first graduate of the Fine Art Department of Howard University; in 1934, the first African-American woman to gain a Master’s degree in art from Columbia University; [http://www.askart.com/AskART/T/alma_woodsey_thomas/alma_woodsey_thomas.aspx?ID=30109] In 1972, at the age of 80, Alma Woodsey Thomas became the first African American woman to be | Known for her exuberantly colorful canvases filled with abstract shapes and patterns, Alma W. Thomas had her first one-woman show at the age of 68, after retiring from a thirty-five year teaching career. She accomplished many ‘firsts’ in her lifetime: in 1924, she was the first graduate of the Fine Art Department of Howard University; in 1934, the first African-American woman to gain a Master’s degree in art from Columbia University; [http://www.askart.com/AskART/T/alma_woodsey_thomas/alma_woodsey_thomas.aspx?ID=30109] In 1972, at the age of 80, Alma Woodsey Thomas became the first African American woman to be | ||
| − | granted a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. | + | granted a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. [http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:G28-Og_ov_IJ:www.columbusmuseum.com/PDFs/Colorlinepattern.pdf+Alma+Woodsey+Thomas+she+was+80&hl=es&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=mx&client=firefox-a] |
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Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891, in Columbus, GA - 1978, in Washington, DC) was an American painter.
Known for her exuberantly colorful canvases filled with abstract shapes and patterns, Alma W. Thomas had her first one-woman show at the age of 68, after retiring from a thirty-five year teaching career. She accomplished many ‘firsts’ in her lifetime: in 1924, she was the first graduate of the Fine Art Department of Howard University; in 1934, the first African-American woman to gain a Master’s degree in art from Columbia University; [1] In 1972, at the age of 80, Alma Woodsey Thomas became the first African American woman to be granted a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. [2]