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Ablaze with color : a story of painter Alma Thomas / written by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Loveis Wise.

Harvey, Jeanne Walker, (author.). Wise, Loveis, (illustrator.).

Summary:
As a child in Georgia, Alma Thomas loved to spend time outside, soaking up the colors around her. Despite the racial injustices they faced, her parents filled their home with creativity. After the family moved to Washington, DC, Alma shared her passion for art by teaching children. When she was almost seventy years old, she focused on her own artwork, inspired by nature and space travel. With the use of vibrant color in her paintings, Alma sought to focus on beauty and joy. This is the inspiring true story of Alma Thomas, the first Black woman to have a solo exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York City and the first Black woman to have her work chosen for the White House collection. With her bold abstract paintings, Alma set the world ablaze with color.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063021891
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Thomas, Alma > Juvenile literature.
Painters > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Teachers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Thomas, Alma.
Artists.
African American women.
African Americans > Biography.
Women.
Teachers.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library JUV 92 THOMAS (Text) 50687011767541 Juv Nonfiction Checked Out 04/01/2024
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JB THO (Text) 37268003158110 AHMFL Juvenile Biography Available -
Gettysburg Library J759.13 HAR (Text)
Endowment: Named Endowment Dedicated by E. Lindsay Adams, 2022
35740635822737 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Juv B Thomas (Text) 39427103639852 Story Hour Room: Juvenile Biography Available -
Kutztown Community Library J 759.13 HAR (Text) 33249024646956 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Milton Public Library E B THO (Text) 33226001094608 MLTM Juvenile Biography Available -
North Pocono Public Library JUV 92 THOMAS (Text) 50691010942139 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library jE H (Text) 30003009170398 Childrens Area Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library J B THOMAS (Text) 30044100879388 Juvenile Biography On Holds Shelf -
Allentown Public Library J B THOMAS, A. (Text) 34455006880583 Juv Biography Available -


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