Monty Lewis (artist)
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Monty Lewis (1907–1997) was an American painter, muralist, and educator.[1] He was a 1930 Guggenheim Fellow.[2]
Life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.