Ablaze with Color. A Story of Painter Alma Thomas

By: Jeanne Walker Harvey, 

Age: 2+  | Published by: Harper

ISBN: 9780063021891

In this celebration of art and the power of imagination, Jeanne Walker Harvey and Loveis Wise tell the incredible true story of Alma Thomas, the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City and to have her work chosen for the White House collection. With her bold and vibrant abstract paintings, Alma set the world ablaze with color.

Keywords: 
Alma Thomas,  Alma Thomas Day,  art teacher,  artist,  Barack Obama,  beauty and happiness,  biography,  black woman,  colour,  discrimination,  first solo show at The Whitney,  Georgia,  hope,  inspired by nature,  joy,  learning,  love of learning,  Michelle Obama,  no barriers on creation,  place of learning,  racism,  segregation,  September 9th,  strong female,  true story,  Washington,  White House,