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Quaver III
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Quaver III

Date1989
Mediumlithograph on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 × 30 inches (55.9 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1994.7.30
On View
Not on view
Copyright© The Mildred Thompson Estate. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., New York. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextMildred Thompson achieved early recognition in New York City after receiving her B.A. from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and studying for three years at the Art Academy of Hamburg, Germany. Although the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum acquired her works, commercial success proved elusive due to the gender and racial discrimination she experienced. As a result, Thompson moved to Europe in the 1960s and joined a circle of experimental German Expressionists. After living abroad for most of her adult life, Thompson returned to the United States in 1975 hoping to find a less racially-charged and more accepting environment. In 1986, Thompson made Atlanta her home, where she taught and exhibited until her death in 2003. Never one to shy away from challenging mediums or experimentation, Thompson explored abstraction in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. She used abstraction to visualize elements that are invisible to the naked eye, such as space and sound.
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