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Claremont Lewis Museum of Art Honors Scripps’ Iconic Former Professor of Art History Samella Lewis

Samella Lewis,ÌýAmerican, (1923–2022), Child’s Game, 1968. Ink on paper. Scripps College, Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection.

The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art in Claremont will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Samella Lewis, Scripps’ first tenured Black professor and pioneer artist. Ìý

The exhibition,Ìý,Ìýexplores Lewis’s belief in the “interrelationshipsâ€� among cultures and artistic traditions. Her early drawings and prints, alongÌýwith works by artists, students, colleagues, friends, and protégés, including Alison Saar ’78, Howard Smith, Harmon Outlaw, Claude Lewis, andÌýothersÌýwill be on display.Ìý

Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Erin M. Curtis recentlyÌýwroteÌýabout some of Lewis’ work at Scripps and her influence on generations of artists that followed.ÌýÌý

Read more about the exhibitÌý.ÌýÌý

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