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Starry Night and the Astronauts
Alma Thomas was born during the horse and buggy days of the end of the 19th century, and raised under Jim Crow laws. By the end of her life, in 1978, she had been the first black woman to be given a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with works inspired by the possibilities [artic.edu] of space travel.
"Today not only can our great sciences send astronauts to and from the Moon to photograph its surface and bring back samples of rocks and other materials, but through the medium of colour television all can see and experience the thrill of these adventures. These phenomena set my creativity in motion."
(Alma Thomas, an incandescent pioneer [nytimes.com], New York Times, Aug 4 2016)
If you look at our current time and technologies, after a little thought, what makes you feel amazed about, and hopeful, curious for, the future?
