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Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

202120mCheri Gaulke

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"An overnight success, 80 years in the making."

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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Washington Dc, UsaArtistPainterArtAfrican American

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What is Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color (2021) about?

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.

Who stars in Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color?

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color stars Alfre Woodard (Alma Thomas (voice)). The film was directed by Cheri Gaulke.

How long is Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color?

Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color has a runtime of 20 min and premiered in 2021.

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