Wind and Crepe Myrtle Concerto

Alma Thomas, Wind and Crepe Myrtle Concerto, 1973, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1975.92.2
Alma Thomas, Wind and Crepe Myrtle Concerto, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 35 x 52 in. (89.0 x 132.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1975.92.2

Artwork Details

Title
Wind and Crepe Myrtle Concerto
Artist
Date
1973
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
35 x 52 in. (89.0 x 132.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Vincent Melzac
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1975.92.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.92.2

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts, 2012, video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2023.9A-G, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts
Artist
Date2012
video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.1, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, A Class Ponders the Future, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.6, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
A Class Ponders the Future, from the series Constructing…
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, The First Major Blow, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.3, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
The First Major Blow, from the series Constructing History
Artist
Date2008
archival pigment print
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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