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Kids will create color mosaics using different materials. This program celebrates African American artist, Alma Thomas.
Who was American painter, Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891 to 1978)?
Thomas was born on September 22, 1891, in Columbus, Georgia. In 1907, her family moved to Washington, D.C., seeking relief from the racial violence in the South. As a girl, Thomas dreamed of being an architect and building bridges, but there were few women architects a century ago. Instead, she attended Howard University, becoming its first fine arts graduate in 1924. Following her graduation from Howard, she began her career as an educator at Shaw Junior High School. Teaching allowed her to support herself while pursuing her own painting part time. When she retired from teaching and was able to concentrate on art full time, Thomas finally developed her signature style. She debuted her abstract work in an exhibition at Howard in 1966, at the age of 75. Thomas became an important role model for women, African Americans, and older artists. She was the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art, and she exhibited her paintings at the White House three times. -National Museum of Women in The Arts.
AGE GROUP: | Preschool | Kids |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Learning Program | Crafting/Makers |
TAGS: | Summer Learning Program |
| Mon, Jun 16 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jun 17 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jun 18 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jun 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jun 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jun 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jun 22 | Closed |
