Alma Thomas
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personAmerican, 1891–1978
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Selected Works46

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Whitney
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NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Studio Museum
Studio Museum
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$28.7K – $3.9M
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$1.1M
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$256K
19 priced paintings lots
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May 2026 · $35.0K
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Paintings: $256K medianWorks on paper: $29.0K median
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Exhibition Catalog 2

Yale University Press · 2021
Prestel · 2016
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Composing Color

Alma Thomas

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Jan 1, 2025

Through Jan 12, 2025 Composing Color Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Through Jan 12, 2025 Have a Seat Mexican Chair Design ...

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas

Alma Thomas

Sep 15, 2023 — Aug 4, 2024

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas This exhibition provides an intimate view of Thomas’ evolving artistic practices during her most prolific period fr...

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas

Alma Thomas

Sep 15, 2023 — Aug 4, 2024

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas This exhibition provides an intimate view of Thomas’ evolving artistic practices during her most prolific period fr...

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas

Alma Thomas

G Street Northwest &, 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Sep 15, 2023 — Aug 4, 2024

Alma Thomas — September 15, 2023 – August 4, 2024

Alma Thomas Resurrection

Alma Thomas

45 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Sep 10, 2019 — Oct 19, 2019

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Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Mar 24, 2026
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