Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Alma Thomas
Born: September 22, 1891
Died: February 24, 1978 (aged 86)
Bio: Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American Expressionist painter and art educator. She lived and worked primarily in Washington, D.C. and the Washington Post described her as a force in the Washington Color School.
Known for:
- Washington Color School
- Abstract expressionism
- Hard-edge painting
- Realism
- Expressionism