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Week 8 Abstract (1436 – 1440) 3/16 – 3/21/2025
ID 1440
Norman Wilfred Lewis American 1909 - 1979
Untitled , 1978
Oil on canvas
An Abstract Expressionist, Lewis developed a unique approach to abstract painting. His paintings, such as this example, are composed of individual strokes reminiscent of glyphs, calligraphic script, and miniaturized figures, set within fields of color. These individual elements seem to respond to one another's position, their movements carefully choreographed by the artist. Because Lewis's strokes mass and swarm in the manner of large groups of bodies, they often call to mind dances, marches, and processions, including those associated with the civil rights movement. The blue field here evokes the maritime landscapes around New York and those of Greece, where Lewis travelled in 1973 to visit jack Whitten, whose work is seen nearby.
Purchase, George A. Hearn Fund , by exchange, and The Eugene and Estelle Ferkauf Foundation Gift, 1991 (1991.47)
From the Placard: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
www.metmuseum.org/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lewis_(artist)
americanart.si.edu/artist/norman-lewis-2921
Norman Lewis YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=88KGbHzHMAg
Tags: Norman Wilfred Lewis id1440 Identify the Artist XX ART Art Gallery and Museums American_Painting Metropolitan Museum Of Art MET SONY PHOTOGRAPHING SONY SEL-24F18Z ILCE-6300
Week 8 Abstract (1436 – 1440) 3/16 – 3/21/2025
ID 1440
Norman Wilfred Lewis American 1909 - 1979
Untitled , 1978
Oil on canvas
An Abstract Expressionist, Lewis developed a unique approach to abstract painting. His paintings, such as this example, are composed of individual strokes reminiscent of glyphs, calligraphic script, and miniaturized figures, set within fields of color. These individual elements seem to respond to one another's position, their movements carefully choreographed by the artist. Because Lewis's strokes mass and swarm in the manner of large groups of bodies, they often call to mind dances, marches, and processions, including those associated with the civil rights movement. The blue field here evokes the maritime landscapes around New York and those of Greece, where Lewis travelled in 1973 to visit jack Whitten, whose work is seen nearby.
Purchase, George A. Hearn Fund , by exchange, and The Eugene and Estelle Ferkauf Foundation Gift, 1991 (1991.47)
From the Placard: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
www.metmuseum.org/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lewis_(artist)
americanart.si.edu/artist/norman-lewis-2921
Norman Lewis YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=88KGbHzHMAg
Tags: Norman Wilfred Lewis id1440 Identify the Artist XX ART Art Gallery and Museums American_Painting Metropolitan Museum Of Art MET SONY PHOTOGRAPHING SONY SEL-24F18Z ILCE-6300
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