Grassy Melodic Chant

Media - 1980.36.5 - SAAM-1980.36.5_2 - 136237
Copied Alma Thomas, Grassy Melodic Chant, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 36 in. (116.8 x 91.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.5

Artwork Details

Title
Grassy Melodic Chant
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Dimensions
46 x 36 in. (116.8 x 91.5 cm)
Markings
lower right in pen and ink: AW Thomas 76 stretcher center right in ballpoint pen and ink: Alma Thomas Wash. D.C. stretcher upper center in ballpoint pen and ink: 36" x 46"/GRASSY MELODIC CHANT
Credit Line
Bequest of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
1980.36.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.36.5

Exhibitions

Media - 1978.40.3 - SAAM-1978.40.3_2 - 137737
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
September 15, 2023–June 2, 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.