Black History Month Spotlight: Alma Woodsey Thomas
“Do you think of yourself as a black artist"? art critic and writer Eleanor Munro asked 86-year-old Alma Woodsey Thomas in an interview conducted in the artist?s home in 1978, two months before her passing. “No, I do not. I am a painter. I am an American,? Thomas answered. ?When I was in the South, […]
“Do you think of yourself as a black artist"? art critic and writer Eleanor Munro asked 86-year-old Alma Woodsey Thomas in an interview conducted in the artist?s home in 1978, two months before her passing. “No, I do not. I am a painter. I am an American,? Thomas answered. ?When I was in the South, that was segregated. When I came to Washington, that was segregated. And New York ? that was segregated. But I always thought the reason was ignorance. I thought myself superior and kept on going. Culture is sensitivity to beauty. And a cultured person is the highest stage of the human being. If everybody were cultured we would have no wars or disturbance. There would be peace in the world.? If you?ve come across paintings full of irregular fields and bursting bold colors, odds are you?ve seen a piece by Alma Thomas, a painter who rose to fame in her 70s. Although Thomas did not believe in the relevance of race, gender or age to art and creativity, she has undoubtedly served as a significant role model for women, African Americans and elderly people in the arts through her accomplishments and life?s work. At the age of 80, after having develo...
“Do you think of yourself as a black artist"? art critic and writer Eleanor Munro asked 86-year-old Alma Woodsey Thomas in an interview conducted in the artist?s home in 1978, two months before her passing. “No, I do not. I am a painter. I am an American,? Thomas answered. ?When I was in the South, that was segregated. When I came to Washington, that was segregated. And New York ? that was segregated. But I always thought the reason was ignorance. I thought myself superior and kept on going. Culture is sensitivity to beauty. And a cultured person is the highest stage of the human being. If everybody were cultured we would have no wars or disturbance. There would be peace in the world.? If you?ve come across paintings full of irregular fields and bursting bold colors, odds are you?ve seen a piece by Alma Thomas, a painter who rose to fame in her 70s. Although Thomas did not believe in the relevance of race, gender or age to art and creativity, she has undoubtedly served as a significant role model for women, African Americans and elderly people in the arts through her accomplishments and life?s work. At the age of 80, after having develo...
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