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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.
- Norman Wilfred Lewis, July 23, 1909, New York City, U.S.
- Painting
- August 27, 1979 (aged 70), New York City, U.S.
- Abstract expressionism
American Painter. Born: July 23, 1909 - Harlem, New York. Died: August 27, 1979 - Harlem, New York. Movements and Styles: Abstract Expressionism. , Social Realism. "...the goal of the artist must be aesthetic development, and in a universal sense, to make in his own way some contribution to culture." 1 of 7. Summary of Norman Lewis.
- American
- July 23, 1909
- Harlem, New York
- August 27, 1979
Biography. New York-born Lewis began his career during the 1930s as a social realist. He shifted from an overtly figural style, depicting bread lines, evictions, and police brutality, to non-objective abstraction in the 1950s, but remained active and consciously aware of social inequities, particularly those faced by African Americans.
- July 23, 1909
- August 27, 1979
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View all 22 artworks. Norman Lewis lived in the XX cent., a remarkable figure of American Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement) and Abstract Expressionism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- American
- July 23, 1909
- New York City, New York, United States
- August 27, 1979
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.
Norman Lewis (born July 23, 1909, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 27, 1979, New York City) Abstract Expressionist painter and teacher who diverged from his native Harlem community of artists in choosing abstraction over representation as his mode of expression.
Painter Norman Lewis was raised in Harlem and spent most of his life in New York City. Although mainly self-taught, he studied for a time with sculptor Augusta Savage, who encouraged the art careers of many young African Americans, and he also participated in the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA’s) art program.
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