In 2021, a museum sold Thomas's painting Alma's Flower Garden in a private transaction for $2.8 million. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the. Her paintings are displayed in notable museums and collections, and they have been the subject of several books and solo museum exhibitions. Thomas's reputation has continued to grow since her death. She achieved success as an African-American female artist despite the segregation and prejudice of her time. Thomas, who is often considered a member of the Washington Color School of artists but alternatively classified by some as an Expressionist, she earned her teaching degree from University of the District of Columbia and was the first graduate of Howard University's Art department, and maintained connections to that university through her life. Rainbow Crayons We sorted crayons by color and then made our own rainbow crayons. These activities are all about process art - this is art that children create themselves. It’s so much silly fun for kids to make pet rocks especially when they play with them afterward Encourage 3D creativity in winter with these colored ice sculptures. Art activities and ideas for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. Hanging Rainbow Mobile Each year we create some sort of display that features each color of the rainbow. Wood pieces, glue, and paint are all that is needed for a highly engaging wood sculpture 3D art activity for any aged children. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after her retirement from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's Shaw Junior High School. Little Blue and Little Yellow: Mixing Colors After reading Little Blue and Little Yellow, we stamped two colors to make a third.
Today in history Alma Thomas was born 131 years ago today Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century.
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