Norman Lewis
- Introduction
- Norman Wilfred Lewis (July 23, 1909 – August 27, 1979) 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.
- Wikidata
- Q7052490
- Introduction
- A New York native, Norman Lewis focused his work on the African-American experience in Harlem. He was educated at Columbia University and later studied with Augusta Savage. By the 1930s his work shifted to the marked style of Abstract Expressionism for which he became known. In 1963 Lewis and Romare Bearden founded the Spiral Group, an organization that produced works of art in response to the civil rights movement.
- Nationalities
- American, African American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Instructor, Painter
- Names
- Norman Lewis, Norman Wilfred Lewis
- Ulan
- 500060084
Exhibitions
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Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury
Through Feb 6
MoMA
Last chance -
401: Out of War
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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403: Action Painting I
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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Abstract Expressionist New York
Oct 3, 2010–Apr 25, 2011
MoMA
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Norman Lewis has
7 exhibitionsonline.
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Norman Lewis Phantasy II September 23, 1946
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Norman Lewis Untitled 1949
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Norman Lewis City Night 1949
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Norman Lewis The Messenger 1952
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Various Artists, Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Vivian Browne, Eldzier Cortor, Norman Lewis, Vincent Smith, John Wilson Impressions: Our World, Volume I 1973–74, published 1974
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Norman Lewis Carnaval from Impressions: Our World, Volume I 1974
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