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Samella Lewis, Artist And Activist With Lengthy HBCU Connections, Passes Away At 99

Samella Lewis, Artist And Activist With Lengthy HBCU Connections, Passes Away At 99
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Samella Lewis, Artist and Activist for Art World Diversity, Dies at 99

In addition to painting, she was a historian who pushed for a more inclusive definition of art, in part by founding her own museum devoted to Black artists.

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Samella Lewis, tireless champion of African American art, dies at 99

At a time when the work of Black artists was overlooked by museums, Lewis set out to build new ones that would promote and preserve their work.

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Samella Lewis, Godmother Of African-American Art, Dies At 99

Author, painter, curator, and historian, Samella Lewis, who sought to preserve the history of Black communities across time, has ascended.

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Godmother of Black art Samella Lewis dies at 99, elevated Black artists for eight decades

Lewis, the famed artist, activist, historian and mentor to dozens of Black creatives, died Friday of renal failure in Torrance.

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