Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson (1936–2003) was an African-American artist who worked in the media of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography. She was also a writer and, beginning in 1987, was an associate editor for the magazine Art Papers in Atlanta, Georgia. Critics have related her art to West African textiles and Islamic architecture; they have also cited German Expressionism, music (both American jazz and classical European music, and Thompson’s readings in astronomy, spiritualism and metaphysics as important artistic influences.

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