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Samella Lewis Portrait Prints

American, b. 1924

Samella Lewis, born 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, is an artist, educator, scholar, curator, writer, administrator, editor, filmmaker and collector and is renowned for her contributions to African American art and art history.

Lewis studied printmaking with lifelong friends Elizabeth Catlett, Diego Rivera and Jacob Lawrence. She is best known for her figurative works on paper, including many series of lithographs and screen prints that illustrate images representing the age of civil rights and black liberation.

Lewis’s work can be found at national art museums including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Hampton University Museum.

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Artist: Samella Lewis
GERTRUDE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Young Black Girl Portrait, Sunflower
By Samella Lewis
Located in Union City, NJ
GERTRUDE by the African American woman artist Samella Lewis, is an original hand drawn lithograph printed using hand lithography techniqu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Samella Lewis Portrait Prints

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Samella Lewis portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Samella Lewis portrait prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Samella Lewis in lithograph and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Samella Lewis portrait prints, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, and Tyler Shields. Samella Lewis portrait prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6,500 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $6,500.

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