Alma Woodsey Thomas Reading Comprehension PDF

Name \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Class Code \_\_\_\_ Black History Month Artist: Alma Woodsey Thomas Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891 -- 1978) was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major Amer...

Name \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Class Code \_\_\_\_ Black History Month Artist: Alma Woodsey Thomas Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891 -- 1978) was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. She is best known for her abstract paintings that she created after her retirement from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's Shaw Junior High School.\ \ Thomas' early art was realistic, though her Howard professor James V. Herring and peer Loïs Mailou Jones challenged her to experiment with abstraction. When she retired from teaching and was able to concentrate on art full-time, Thomas finally developed her signature style. She debuted her abstract work in an exhibition at Howard 1966, at the age of 75. You can read more about her life story on the **National Museum of Women in the Arts** website. What student artists will do:\ This easy abstract painting project asks students to paint a square, with a series of repeated dashed lines or shaped brush strokes.. Students can experiment with color mixing and values, to make it look like one color is gradually changing into another. Students may also choose to painting stripes, the way that Alma did. The squares will be displayed together as a collaborative artwork inspired by the art of Alma Woodsey Thomas. Complete the questions on the back of this paper.