Larry E. Thomas: The Influence of Africa on the African American Artist

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Scope and Contents

Larry Erskine Thomas describes New York art scene; living and working in New York City; and teaching arts and crafts in Ethiopia. Thomas also describes and shows slides of the paintings he created in Ethiopia; he explains the African influence and historical context of many of his paintings.

Lecture. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.

Date

circa 1970s

Extent

1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Type

Archival materials

Video recordings

Lectures

Occupation

Artists

Painters

Topic

African Americans

African American artists

African American painters

African culture

Black people -- History

Place

Ethiopia

Africa

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Citation

Larry E. Thomas: The Influence of Africa on the African American Artist, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV004342

General

Title transcribed from physical asset.