Norman Lewis papers

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Norman Lewis papers

1919-1971

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This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter Norman Lewis consits of correspondence, a scrapbook, sketches, photographs, personal documents, and printed material including exhibition catalogs, exhibition announcements, and clippings.REELS 52-53: Eight sketchbooks, 1935-1957; several pages from the diary of Lewis' wife, Joan, ca. 1948, commenting on their marriage; and an undated postcard from Ad Reinhardt.REELS 91-92: Correspondence with author Millen Brand and artist Jim Yeargans; unidentified authors and actors; and museums, many arranging exhibits by Black artists and political action organizations. Also includes a scrapbook of catalogs, clippings, photographs, letters, and announcements, 1934-1968, concerning African American art exhibits, the training of African American artists, particularly during the Depression, WPA-New York projects, and Lewis' World War II work as a shipyard employee and poster artist.REEL N69-47: Personal documents, correspondence, catalogs, announcements, photographs, articles, and clippings.

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Lewis, Norman, 1909-1979

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Norman Lewis papers, 1919-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80376607 Norman Lewis (1909-1979) was a painter and instructor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Norman Lewis 1968 July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82224277 ...

Brand, Millen, 1906-1980

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A novelist, screenwriter, and poet. From the description of [Papers] / Millen Brand. 1969. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 13872584 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author, poet, Hollywood screenwriter, editor at Crown Publishers, Inc., teacher of writing at New York University. Brand was active in the Left during the 1930s and in the Civil Rights movement. From the guide to the Millen Brand Papers, 1919-1976., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscrip...

Yeargans, Jim.

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Lewis, Joanna I.

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United States. Work Projects Administration (N.Y.)

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