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Norman Lewis

1909–1979

New York painter and first-generation Abstract Expressionist whose abstraction, political activism, jazz-informed formal language, and Spiral participation are kept distinct rather than reduced to a single political or stylistic reading.

  • American
  • African American

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Smithsonian describes Lewis as the only African American among the first generation of Abstract Expressionist artists.

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Smithsonian documents Lewis as a Spiral cofounder and records his stated preference that aesthetic ideas should not be subordinated to political and social concerns.

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    Which Norman Lewis works can I follow from this AEU corpus?

    The current corpus links 2 Norman Lewis works: Evening Rendezvous, Phantasy II. This describes AEU corpus coverage, not a complete catalogue raisonné.

    Evidence IDs: source.saam.evening-rendezvous, source.saam.oh-freedom-lewis, source.moma.lewis-phantasy-ii