Alabama

1960
(American, 1909–1979)
Overall: 122.6 x 184.5 cm (48 1/4 x 72 5/8 in.)
© Estate of Norman W. Lewis; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
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Norman Lewis was the son of parents who had emigrated to the U.S. from Bermuda.

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During the Civil Rights Movement, Lewis sought to align his interest in abstraction with current events. With its black and white palette, Alabama offers a symbolic duality for a time entrenched in racial conflict. Furthermore, the painting's composition has prompted viewers to draw additional associations from its abstract shapes, such as a nighttime Ku Klux Klan gathering.
Alabama

Alabama

1960

Norman Lewis

(American, 1909–1979)
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