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5 Fast Facts: Alma Woodsey Thomas
Posted: October 13, 2021
Category: Alma Thomas
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978), whose works are part of NMWA’s collection.
Abstract painting composed of brightly colored, lozenge-shaped brushstrokes in vertical stripes of navy, purple, turquoise, yellow, orange and red.The overall effect is as if the painting was collaged out of torn pieces of paper, with the white of the canvas showing through.