Elma Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elma Lewis

founder of the National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2004

Profession: educator, art educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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