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Samella Sanders Lewis
Bag Man1996

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Artist or Maker
Samella Sanders Lewis
United States, Louisiana, New Orleans,1924–2022, active Los Angeles
Title
Bag Man
Date Made
1996
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51 1/2 × 32 3/4 in. (130.81 × 83.19 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Jen Rubio and Stewart Butterfield
Accession Number
M.2022.56
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.

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In Memoriam: Samella Lewis (1923–2022)
In Memoriam: Samella Lewis (1923–2022)
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