Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 - February 24, 1978) was an African American color field painter and art educator. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Thomas moved to Washington, D.C., with her family in 1907. In 1924, she became the first graduate of the Howard University art department. She was the first African American ever to receive a bachelor's degree in the fine arts and, in 1934, became the first African American woman to gain a master's degree in art from Columbia University. She was also the first African American woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her early art was realistic, but delved into abstraction influenced by the work of her professors Lois Mailou Jones and James V. Herring. The new approach she developed is what she became known for: large canvases filled with irregular, brightly colored patterns. These works have been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the pointillist paintings of Georges Seurat.

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  • Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 - February 24, 1978) was an African American color field painter and art educator. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Thomas moved to Washington, D.C., with her family in 1907. In 1924, she became the first graduate of the Howard University art department. She was the first African American ever to receive a bachelor's degree in the fine arts and, in 1934, became the first African American woman to gain a master's degree in art from Columbia University. She was also the first African American woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her early art was realistic, but delved into abstraction influenced by the work of her professors Lois Mailou Jones and James V. Herring. The new approach she developed is what she became known for: large canvases filled with irregular, brightly colored patterns. These works have been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the pointillist paintings of Georges Seurat. (en)
  • Alma Woodsey Thomas (Columbus, Georgia, 22 de septiembre de 1891 - 24 de febrero de 1978) fue una pintora y docente de arte perteneciente a la pintura de los «campos de color» afroamericana. Nacida y criada en Columbus, Georgia, Thomas se trasladó a Washington, D.C., con su familia en 1907. En 1924, se convirtió en la primera graduada del departamento de arte de la Universidad de Howard. Fue la primera afroamericana que recibió una licenciatura en Bellas Artes y, en 1934, se convirtió en la primera mujer afroamericana que obtuvo un máster en arte por la Universidad de Columbia. Fue también la primera mujer afroamaericana en tener una exposición individual en el Museo Whitney. Su primera obra era realista, pero profundizó en la abstracción por influencia de la obra de sus profesores Lois Mailou Jones y James V. Herring. El nuevo enfoque que desarrolló es lo que la hizo más famosa: grandes lienzos cubiertos de dibujos irregulares brillantemente coloreados. Estas obras han sido comparadas con los mosaicos bizantinos y las pinturas puntillistas de Georges Seurat. (es)
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  • Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891 - February 24, 1978) was an African American color field painter and art educator. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Thomas moved to Washington, D.C., with her family in 1907. In 1924, she became the first graduate of the Howard University art department. She was the first African American ever to receive a bachelor's degree in the fine arts and, in 1934, became the first African American woman to gain a master's degree in art from Columbia University. She was also the first African American woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her early art was realistic, but delved into abstraction influenced by the work of her professors Lois Mailou Jones and James V. Herring. The new approach she developed is what she became known for: large canvases filled with irregular, brightly colored patterns. These works have been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the pointillist paintings of Georges Seurat. (en)
  • Alma Woodsey Thomas (Columbus, Georgia, 22 de septiembre de 1891 - 24 de febrero de 1978) fue una pintora y docente de arte perteneciente a la pintura de los «campos de color» afroamericana. (es)
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