Norman+Lewis

Norman Lewis, who painted Evening Rendezvous//,// was a key African American artist from the middle of the 20th century. Below are a list of resources related to his life and artwork.

The rise of demand and popularity of art by such African American artists as Nomran Lewis is discussed in this one-page article from //Art News.//

//Recasting the Cannon: Norman Lewis and Jackson Pollock//, from Art Forum (1992):

An article with a short section on Lewis from //Art Magazine// (1989); the section on Lewis begins on the bottom of the right column on the first page, and goes onto the top of the left column on the second page:

//Norman Lewis, an Artist-Teacher// - article from the NY Times (1979) with mostly biographical information and a few good Lewis quotes.

A chronology containing information about Lewis' life and work:

A "fact sheet" about Lewis - with some great quotes and a little biographical information:

//Norman Lewis: From Harlem Renaissance to Abstraction// - a NY Times press release from Lewis' exhibition at the Kenkeleba Gallery in 1989:

//Norman Lewis: Pathfinder// - an article from //American Vision// that also references Lewis' exhibition at the Kenkeleba Gallery:

//Black Consciousness since the '60s// from //Afro-American Art//; see the bottom half of the right hand column for information specifically about Lewis:

The official press release from Lewis' exhibition at Kenkeleba Gallery: