Atmospheric Effects I

Alma Thomas, Atmospheric Effects I, 1970, acrylic and pencil on paper, sheet: 22 1⁄8 x 30 3⁄8 in. (56.3 x 77.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1976.140.3

Artwork Details

Title
Atmospheric Effects I
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 22 1⁄8 x 30 3⁄8 in. (56.3 x 77.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vincent Melzac
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1976.140.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.140.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

Elsie Motz Lowdon, Uncle William, ca. 1927, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice L. McGowan, 1984.12.4
Uncle William
Artist
Dateca. 1927
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Elsie Motz Lowdon, Nude with Goldfish, ca. 1916, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice L. McGowan, 1984.12.2
Nude with Goldfish
Artist
Dateca. 1916
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Elsie Motz Lowdon, Marjorie Staiars, 1923, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice L. McGowan, 1984.12.3
Marjorie Staiars
Artist
Date1923
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Elsie Motz Lowdon, Perdita, 1915, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice L. McGowan, 1984.12.1
Perdita
Artist
Date1915
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

Exhibitions

Alma Thomas, The Eclipse, 1970, acrylic on canvas
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
September 15, 2023–August 4, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The exhibition Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas provides an intimate view of Alma Thomas’ evolving artistic practices during her most prolific period from 1959 to her death in 1978.

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