Museum object · Visual Arts
Advancing Impulses
1997
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A framed, abstract oil painting titled [Advancing Impulses] by Mildred Thompson. The painting has a yellow background with a pink oval at center. Long, spiraling red lines extend from the central oval, extending in spirals along with small purple squares towards the top and straightening some towards the bottom, where they are interspersed with small light blue rectangles. A green stripe with a light blue border extends from the center oval to the top right corner.
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Catalog reference: 2024.71
