DR. SAMELLA LEWIS FOUNDER | 1976 The Museum of African American Art
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News articles
PUBLICATION | DATE PUBLISHED | TITLE OF ARTICLE | LINK TO WEBSITE / URL | NAME OF AUTHOR |
The Progressive Magazine | February 21, 2023 | "Remembering Samella Lewis On Her One Hundredth Birthday" | Paul Von Blum | |
New York Times | June 3, 2022 | "Samella Lewis Dead" | Neil Genzlinger | |
Washington Post | May 31, 2022 | "Artist Samella Lewis Dead" | Harrison Smith | |
ArtForum | May 31, 2022 | "Samella Lewis: 1923-2022" | (By News Desk) | |
Los Angeles Times | May 28, 2022 | "Samella Lewis Godmother of Black Art Dies at 99" | Carolina A. Miranda | |
Black Art In America | February 7, 2022 | "Dr. Samella Lewis: Godmother of African American Art" | Shantay Robinson |
research sources
INSTITUTION | DEPARTMENT | TITLE OF SOURCE | LINK TO WEBSITE / URL | RELEVANT DATES |
Samella Lewis | Official Website | SamellaLewis.com | Ongoing | |
Getty Research Institute | African American Art History Initiative | Samella Lewis: World Building In African American Art History | 2021 – Ongoing | |
Emory University | Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library | Samella S. Lewis Papers | 1930 – 2010 | |
Scripps College | Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery | Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection | 2007 | |
The History Makers | Digital Repository for the Black Experience | SAMELLA LEWIS | Interview Dates:
May 22, 2004
August 24, 2003 |