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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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.
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.
Author, painter, curator, and historian, Samella Lewis, who sought to preserve the history of Black communities across time, has ascended.
Lewis, the famed artist, activist, historian and mentor to dozens of Black creatives, died Friday of renal failure in Torrance.
Samella Lewis was an energetic artist, curator, collector and historian, and her manifold contributions to art history were extensive and deep.