Fox Point in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Joanna Vespia
Portrait of Alma Thomas
C2 paint, Spraypaint
| | The Avenue Concept | |
TAC worked with local artists Fu'una and Joanna Vespia to select great women artists as the subjects of a series of three murals that pay homage to the artists' lives and work.
Joanna Vespia chose to feature Alma Thomas, an artist who emerged as an exuberant colorist, abstracting shapes and patterns from the natural world around her. Her eventual palette and technique reflected her long study of color theory and the watercolor medium. Thomas became an important role model for women, African Americans, and older artists.
"Through color, I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man's inhumanity to man."
- Alma Thomas
Erected by The Avenue Concept.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women.
Location. 41° 49.124′ N, 71° 24.074′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Fox Point. It is on Wickenden Street (U.S. 1A) just east of South Water Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 Wickenden St, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
