Alma Thomas's Starry Night and the Astronauts | Art Institute Essentials Tour 

On this episode of the Art Institute Essentials Tour, take a closer look at "Starry Night and the Astronauts," painted by Alma Thomas in 1972.
Alma Thomas pioneered a radical new approach to abstraction, and her approach to form and color is absolutely unique. Born in 1891, she personally experienced many of the extraordinary changes of the 20th-century machine and space age, and created "Starry Night and the Astronauts" as part of her "Space" series in response to the Apollo missions and moon landings.
Keep reading and learn more about "Starry Night and the Astronauts" on our artwork page: www.artic.edu/artworks/129884...