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Photographer:
Ida Jervis  Search this
Medium:
silver-gelatin photography on RC paper
Dimensions:
Frame: 27 11/16 × 21 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (70.3 × 54.7 × 4 cm)
Type:
photograph
Date:
1971
Caption:
Washington, D.C. artist Alma Thomas is at work in her studio in this photograph taken by her friend Ida Jervis. As she paints arcing brushstrokes on paper, her workspace, art supplies, and potted plant are bathed in natural light from a nearby window. A container of Miracle-Gro beside her paintbrushes evidences her interest in cultivating the brilliance of the natural world, a frequent inspiration of Thomas’s work. Even Thomas’s clothing, a checkered top with squares of various sizes, hints at her artistic eye and recalls her mosaic-like paintings.
Cite As:
Photograph by Ida Jervis ©1971, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number:
2001.0001.0001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8656bef81-5e21-42a4-ba71-624e29efe60f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:acm_2001.0001.0001