Lewis, Elma
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Lewis, Elma
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Elma Lewis, arts educator, was born on September 15, 1921 in Boston Mass. Her parents, Clairmont and Edwardine Lewis, emigrated from the West Indies and both were followers of Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As the founder of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in 1950, she taught dance, drama, and speech therapy. In 1968 she founded the National Center of African-American Artists and the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in 1969, bringing her work, her students, and the institutions international prominence.
Elma Lewis (1921-) was an artist and teacher from Boston, Mass.
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African American women artists
African American women teachers
Women art teachers
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