Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Fri, Feb 25, 2022 - Sun, Jun 5, 2022 10am - 5:30pm
Location
Frist Art Museum
919 Broadway
Details
Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful provides a comprehensive overview of the artist’s long life (1891–1978) with more than one hundred works, including her rarely seen theatrical designs and beloved abstract paintings. The exhibition will demonstrate how her artistic practices extended to every facet of her life—from community service and teaching to gardening and dress. A trailblazer, Thomas was the first Black American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972, which was similar to her exhibition at Fisk University in 1971.
Image: Alma W. Thomas (American, 1891–1978). Spring Flowers Near Jefferson Memorial, 1970. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 in. Fisk University Galleries, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991.2116. Photo: Jerry Atnip
