Samella Lewis: Pioneering Visual Artist and Educator

Dr. Samella S. Lewis is a Los Angeles–based visual artist, former LACMA educator, and pioneer in the field of art history. She has created numerous gallery spaces and museums for African American artists in L.A., published a series of scholarly books and journals on Black art, and produced a substantial body of artwork that has garnered international acclaim.

View a clip from a short film about Dr. Lewis, in which she discusses this painting.