Elma Lewis

Elma Lewis
Lewis in 1975
Born
Elma Ina Lewis

(1921-09-15)15 September 1921
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died1 January 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 82)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationsArts educator, activist
Parent(s)Clairmont Lewis
Edwardine Lewis

Elma Ina Lewis (September 15, 1921 – January 1, 2004) was an American arts educator and the founder of The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts and the National Center of Afro-American Artists. In 1981 she was one of the first recipients of the newly organized MacArthur Fellows Grant, in 1981, and in 1983 was awarded a Presidential Medal for the Arts by President Ronald Reagan. She is also an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

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