Norman Lewis (artist)

Norman W. Lewis was an AfricanAmerican painter, scholar, and teacher. He is associated with Abstract Expressionism who also used representational strategies to focus on black urban life and his communitys struggles. Lewis was AfricanAmerican, of Bermudian descent.

Norman Wilfred Lewis was born in Harlem, New York to Bermudan parents. Always interested in art, he had amassed a large art history library by the time he was a young man. A lifelong resident of Harlem, he also traveled extensively during the two years that he worked on ocean freighters. An important early influence was the sculptor and teacher Augusta Savage, who provided him with open studio space at her Harlem Community Art Center. He also participated in WPA art projects, alongside Jackson Pollock, among others.

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