Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first Black woman to have her paintings exhibited in the White House (2009). Yet she did not receive national attention until she was 80.
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Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 15, 2021
Runtime
0h 20m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
100%
Original Title
Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
Production Companies
Reel Plan
Director
Cheri Gaulke
Budget
$35,000
Description
Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first Black woman to have her paintings exhibited in the White House (2009). Yet she did not receive national attention until she was 80.
