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Monty Lewis (artist)

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Monty Lewis
Born1907 Edit this on Wikidata
Cardiff Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 August 1997 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 89–90)
Alma mater
Awards

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

  1. ^ a b c "Monty Lewis papers, 1928-[ca. 1960.]".
  2. ^ "Monty Lewis - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Historiy". www.sdvag.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004.
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