As a child in Georgia, Alma Thomas loved to spend time outside, soaking up the colors around her.  Despite the racial injustices they faced, her parents filled their home with creativity.  After the family moved to Washington, DC, Alma shared her passion for art by teaching children.  When she was almost seventy years old, she focused on her own artwork, inspired by nature and space travel.  With the use of vibrant color in her paintings, Alma sought to focus on beauty and joy.  

In this stunning celebration of art and imagination, Jeanne Walker Harvey and Loveis Wise tell the inspiring story of Alma Thomas, the first Black woman too have a solo exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York City and the first Black woman to have her work chosen for the White House collection.  With her bold abstract paintings, Alma set the world ablaze with color.

From the dust jacket