Alma W. Thomas: everything is beautiful
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Walz, Jonathan Frederick, 1970- editor.
Columbus Museum (Columbus, Ga.), organizer,
Chrysler Museum, organizer,
Frist Art Museum (Nashville, Tenn.), host institution.
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"In a collaboration between curators at The Columbus Museum and the Chrysler Museum of Art, Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful, works toward a primary objective: to introduce the Thomas-related materials housed at The Columbus Museum to a broader public, and to demonstrate how those materials reshape the narratives surrounding the artist. The wealth of material in The Columbus Museum's collection-from student work of the 1920s and marionettes from the 1930s, to home furnishings, ephemera, and little-known works on paper-offers a robust, but until now untold, account of Thomas's artistic journey. Taking cues from Thomas's wide-ranging interests and her broad network of collaborators and supporters, our museums also sought a scholarly approach that resonated with the artist's own disregard for silos, borders, and other arbitrary limitations. Assembling an interdisciplinary advisory committee of more than twenty scholars of diverse backgrounds and experiences, the curators convened a two-day gathering at the University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection in January 2020 to illuminate varied aspects of Thomas's creativity and amplify the show's interdisciplinary approach. By applying interdisciplinary approaches to a range of artistic objects, the overall project presents new insights into Thomas's diverse forms of creativity while offering an inspiring look at how to lead a rich and beautiful life"--
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Feman, S., & Walz, J. F. (2021). Alma W. Thomas: everything is beautiful. Columbus, Georgia : Norfolk, Virginia : New Haven, CT, The Columbus Museum.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Feman, Seth and Jonathan Frederick Walz. 2021. Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Columbus, Georgia : Norfolk, Virginia : New Haven, CT, The Columbus Museum.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Feman, Seth and Jonathan Frederick Walz, Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Columbus, Georgia : Norfolk, Virginia : New Haven, CT, The Columbus Museum, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Feman, Seth, and Jonathan Frederick Walz. Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Columbus, Georgia : Norfolk, Virginia : New Haven, CT, The Columbus Museum, 2021.
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| 300 | |a 335 pages : |b illustrations (some color), color map ; |c 30 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a "This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, co-organized by The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, and the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia ... Chrysler Museum of Art, July 9-October 3, 2021; The Phillips Collection, October 30, 2021-January 23, 2022; Frist Art Museum, February 25-June 5, 2022; The Columbus Museum, July 1-September 25, 2022"--Colophon | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Study for Resurrection / Ross Gay -- Directors' foreword / Marianne Richter, Erik H. Neil -- "Then the light would come around" : an introduction / Seth Feman and Jonathan Frederick Walz -- Sand unshaken / the origin story of Alma Thomas / Rebecca Bush -- In quiet pursuit of art and life on the edge / Tiffany E. Barber -- What filters through the spaces between / Aruna D'Souza -- "Vibratile offering" : Alma Thomas's moving pictures / Jonathan Frederick Walz -- Composing color : the materials and techniques of Alma Woodsey Thomas / Sydney Nikolaus, Gwen Manthey, Melissa Ho, and Amber Kerr -- The education of Miss Alma Thomas / Seth Feman -- Howard University's orbital pull : Alma and her alma mater / Rebecca VanDiver -- So much depends : Alma Thomas's marionettes / Jonathan Frederick Walz -- St. Luke's Episcopal Church in the life of Alma Thomas / Melanee C. Harvey -- As she sees herself : a portrait of Alma Thomas / Amy M. Mooney -- Alma Thomas : color and color lines / Michael D. Harris -- Alma W. Thomas (1891-1978) : old/not old artist / Nell Irvin Painter -- Figure-ground-support : Pansies in Washington, 1969 / Jacqueline Francis -- Highly cultivated : Alma Thomas's garden / Grey Gundaker -- Beauty for America / James Nisbet -- Alma Thomas : circulating Americanness abroad / Kimberli Gant -- Plates. "Everything is beautiful (in its own way)" ; The studio ; The garden ; The stage ; The public sphere ; The Whitney, 1971-72 ; The field | |
| 520 | |a "In a collaboration between curators at The Columbus Museum and the Chrysler Museum of Art, Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful, works toward a primary objective: to introduce the Thomas-related materials housed at The Columbus Museum to a broader public, and to demonstrate how those materials reshape the narratives surrounding the artist. The wealth of material in The Columbus Museum's collection-from student work of the 1920s and marionettes from the 1930s, to home furnishings, ephemera, and little-known works on paper-offers a robust, but until now untold, account of Thomas's artistic journey. Taking cues from Thomas's wide-ranging interests and her broad network of collaborators and supporters, our museums also sought a scholarly approach that resonated with the artist's own disregard for silos, borders, and other arbitrary limitations. Assembling an interdisciplinary advisory committee of more than twenty scholars of diverse backgrounds and experiences, the curators convened a two-day gathering at the University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection in January 2020 to illuminate varied aspects of Thomas's creativity and amplify the show's interdisciplinary approach. By applying interdisciplinary approaches to a range of artistic objects, the overall project presents new insights into Thomas's diverse forms of creativity while offering an inspiring look at how to lead a rich and beautiful life"-- |c Provided by publisher | ||
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