
Norman Lewis
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 45 years ago |
Date of birth | July 23,1909 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | New York |
United States | |
Date of died | August 27,1979 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
On view | The Museum of Modern Art |
SCAD Museum of Art | |
Smithsonian American Art Museum | |
Periods | Harlem Renaissance |
Abstract expressionism | |
Job | Painter |
Visual Artist | |
Education | Columbia University |
Known for | Painting |
Works | American Totem |
Nominations | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime |
Books | Naples '44 |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada |
Nationality | American |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1599500 |
Norman Lewis Life story
Norman Wilfred Lewis was an American painter, scholar, and teacher. Lewis, who was African-American and of Bermudian descent, was associated with abstract expressionism, and used representational strategies to focus on black urban life and his community's struggles.