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Artist |
Thrash, Rezalia Cleopatra |
Caption |
Untitled (Still Life with Dogwood branch) |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
Gift of A.C. Cook |
Culture |
African American |
Date |
n.d. |
Description |
Oil on canvas, still life of white flowers in an orange vase. A blue-green sheet or curtain is behind and under the vase. Rezalia C Thrash (1893-1982) was the first African-American woman to exhibit her artwork in a juried Texas Art Show. Thrash held bachelor's degrees from Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College and Wilberforce University and a master's degree in art education from Greeley State Teacher's College in Colorado. She received a distinguished service award in art education from the Dallas Independent School District. Thrash was an art teacher at B.F. Darrell Elementary School in 1935 when her watercolor, Parrots, was among the 162 works chosen from 383 entries for inclusion in the Seventh Annual Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition. It was the first work by a black artist to be shown in an integrated show. |
Dimensions |
H-26 W-16.5 inches |
Medium |
Oil on Canvas |
Material |
Oil/Paint |
Catalog Number |
2009.02 |
Title |
Untitled (Still Life with Dogwood branch) |