Monty Lewis (1907–1997) was an American painter, muralist, and educator. [1] He was a 1930 Guggenheim Fellow. [2]
Life
Lewis was born in Cardiff, Wales. He studied at the Art Students League of New York. He was a member of the Federal Art Project, and painted murals at the Museum of Man building at the 1939 New York World's Fair as well as public schools in New Jersey. [1]
He was founder and director of the Coronado School of Fine Arts. [3] His papers are held at the Archives of American Art. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Monty Lewis papers, 1928-[ca. 1960.]".
- ^ "Monty Lewis - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Historiy". www.sdvag.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004.
External links
- Oral history interview with Monty Lewis, 1964 June 25
- http://schools.nyc.gov/community/facilities/PublicArt/Art/default.htm?ac=283
- http://coronadolibrarylookout.blogspot.com/2011/11/art-in-coronado-library.html
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Monty Lewis (1907–1997) was an American painter, muralist, and educator. [1] He was a 1930 Guggenheim Fellow. [2]
Life
Lewis was born in Cardiff, Wales. He studied at the Art Students League of New York. He was a member of the Federal Art Project, and painted murals at the Museum of Man building at the 1939 New York World's Fair as well as public schools in New Jersey. [1]
He was founder and director of the Coronado School of Fine Arts. [3] His papers are held at the Archives of American Art. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Monty Lewis papers, 1928-[ca. 1960.]".
- ^ "Monty Lewis - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Historiy". www.sdvag.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004.
External links
- Oral history interview with Monty Lewis, 1964 June 25
- http://schools.nyc.gov/community/facilities/PublicArt/Art/default.htm?ac=283
- http://coronadolibrarylookout.blogspot.com/2011/11/art-in-coronado-library.html
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| Other | |