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Tom Lewis
Blue Ships

1936

About the Item

(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan) Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches unframed sheet, 24 x 30 inches framed, signed and dated lower right About the Artist: Born in 1909, Tom E. Lewis studied architecture at the University of Southern California. Beyond that training, Lewis was largely self-taught as an artist. He began watercolor painting during the late 1920s and focused on scenes of California. Lewis was an active organizer of the arts and exhibitor and aided the formation of the Progressive Painters of Southern California. Prior to World War II, the Treasury Section of Fine Arts awarded two commissions to Lewis, the first completed in 1938 for the Hayward California Post Office and the second completed in 1941 for the El Dorado County California District Attorney’s Office. Lewis is listed in Who Was Who in American Art and other standard references.
  • Creator:
    Tom Lewis (1909 - 1979, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1936
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    24 x 30 framedPrice: $1,750
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  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1859212570192
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