Norman Lewis

American Totem

1960

Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.
Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.

Norman Lewis, American Totem, 1960. Oil on canvas, overall: 73 11/16 × 43 1/8 in. (187.2 × 109.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in memory of Preston Robert and Joan Tisch, the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Director’s Discretionary Fund, Adolph Gottlieb, by exchange, and Sami and Hala Mnaymneh 2018.141. © Norman Lewis, courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC.

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On view
Floor 7

Date
1960

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 73 11/16 × 43 1/8 in. (187.2 × 109.5 cm)

Accession number
2018.141

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in memory of Preston Robert and Joan Tisch, the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Director’s Discretionary Fund, Adolph Gottlieb, by exchange, and Sami and Hala Mnaymneh

Rights and reproductions
© Norman Lewis, courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC.

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