Elma Lewis
Elma Idna Lewis (September 15, 1921 – January 1, 2004) was the founder of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (including a museum) and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts. She received the MacArther Fellows Grant in 1981. She was also given a Presidential Medal for the Arts by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. She is also an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
External links
- Biography at the National Center of Afro-American Artists
- Elma Lewis' oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- New York Times Obituary
- Boston Globe Obituary
- The Elma Ina Lewis papers, 1917-1998 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts records, 1954-1992 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The National Center of Afro–American Artists records 1924–1998 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists records, 1966-1998 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The John Ross papers, 1963-2006 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
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September 15, 1921 |
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January 1, 2004 |
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