Martin Lewis b. 1880

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker)
A self-taught printmaker, Lewis worked as a commercial artist and later in his life was able to devote himself to making fine art prints. His genre includes images from WWI, urban New York landscapes and some rural scenes from Connecticut.
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Name
Martin Lewis
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Merchant seaman
  • Commercial artist and illustrator
  • Art teacher
Birth date
1880
Birth place
Castlemaine, VIC
Death date
22 February 1962
Death place
New York City, New York, United States of America
Active Period
  • 1912 - 1962
Residence
  • c.1896 - c.1920 New Zealand
  • c.1920 London, England, United Kingdom
  • c.1930 Connecticut, USA
  • c.1930 - c.1962 New York City, New York, USA
  • c.1920 Japan
  • c.1880 - c.1896 Castemaine, Vic
  • c.1900 - c.1920 New York City, New York, USA
Training
  • Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related collections
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  • Metropolitan, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (collected in)
  • National Museum of American Art, USA (collected in)
  • National Gallery, Washington, USA (collected in)
  • Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii (collected in)