Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color, a new documentary film directed by Cheri Gaulke with cinematography by Tim Wilson and voiceovers by Emmy Award-winning actor and voice artist Alfre Woodard, will be released alongside the exhibition. Filmed at The Phillips Collection and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, it presents commentary by the exhibition co-curators along with scholars Tiffany E. Barber, Lisa E. Farrington, Melanee C. Harvey and Melissa Ho, as well as fine arts advisor Aaron Payne and Thomas’ grandnephew, Charles Thomas Lewis. The film is supported by a grant from Washington, D.C.’s Film Office (OCTFME). More information is available at missalmathomas.com.
Traveling Exhibition, New Catalogue& Film Documentary Highlighting the Multidimensional Creativity of Alma W. Thomas Premieres at the Chrysler in July.
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