5/27/2023 0 Comments The world the world norman lewis![]() ![]() Lewis balances this work between realism and modernism in order to both depict the black community and demonstrate his growing commitment to the art of the new. Clearly, the artist is emulating early European modernism and the School of Paris, using these influences as a lens through which to approach Harlemites. Lewis subdivides the figure and ground into planar shapes of distinct colors the yellow hat which shields the woman's face is the brightest note of color. ![]() Here, the form is simplified and color and design are emphasized. The Yellow Hat shows Lewis's style in transition from Social Realism to abstraction. Painted early in his career while influenced by Locke's New Negro Movement, this work's subject is a seated, isolated African-American woman captured in thought. ![]()
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