Race/Ethnicity 2.2 features the art of Samella Lewis

(Click on image to enlarge)

Race/Ethnicity Volume 2, Number 2, "Race and Secondary Education: Content, Contexts, Impacts," features "The Barrier" by Samella Lewis. Pioneering artist and art historian Samella Lewis is renowned for her contributions to African American art and art history. She was born on February 27, 1924, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and her heritage led her to view art as an essential expression of the community and its struggles. Currently Dr. Lewis is Professor Emerita of art history at Scripps College of the Claremont Colleges.

Read more about the art featured in Race/Ethnicity at http://www.raceethnicity.org/coverart.html.

You may view more art by Samella Lewis and read about her accomplishments at these sites:

http://hearnefineart.com/hfa2/hfa2_samella.html

http://www.scrippscollege.edu/media/magazine/samella-lewis-contemporary-art-collection

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/special_report/black_history/article/samella_lewis/204933/