Alma Thomas

>Alma Thomas 2005-05-05T17:35:16Z 83.25.240.242 '''Alma W. Thomas''' ([[1891]]–[[1978]]) was an [[African American]] [[color field]] painter. Born and raised in [[Columbus, Georgia]], Thomas moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] with her family in 1907. She was the first graduate from the [[Howard University]] art department in [[1924]]. Her early art was [[realism|realistic]], but delved into abstration influenced by the work of her professors [[Lois Mailou Jones]] and [[James Herring]]. The new approach she developed is what she became known for; large canvases were filled with irregular brightly colored patterns. These works have been compared to [[Byzantine]] [[mosaics]] and the [[pointillism]] of [[Georges Seurat]]. {{artist-stub}} ==References== [http://www.malaspina.com/site/person_1120.asp Alma W. Thomas]. Malaspina Great Books. Retrieved [[2005-02-06]]. [[Category:United States painters|Thomas, Alma W.]] [[Category:African Americans|Thomas, Alma W.]]