Fall Reception — Celebrating "Composing Color"
Join us for the Fall Reception of Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, a special exhibition at SCMA featuring paintings from the world's largest public collection of Alma Thomas's work. Organized around the themes of Space, Earth, and Music, the exhibition invites you to experience Thomas's radiant use of color and the joyful vision that shaped her singular artistic practice.
Enjoy an evening of refreshments, friends, and the galleries as you explore these luminous paintings. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Save your free spot.
Alma Thomas, Elysian Fields, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 30 1/8 x 42 1/4 in. (76.5 x 107.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.8
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support has been provided by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Chris G. Harris, the Wolf Kahn Foundation, and Susan Talley.