Fellowship Night, by Cyril Arthur Lewis (1903–1994)
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Date
c. 1940
Description
Believed to be a painting of the Westbury AME Zion church. This painting captures an evening scene at one of the most important centers for Black communities across Long Island in the decades following the end of slavery in 1827, an African American church. Born in Birmingham, England, Cyril Arthur Lewis emigrated to the US in 1927, settling in Brooklyn. In 1937, he moved to East Williston and began painting and sketching local landmarks.
Type
Image
Region
Long Island
Era
The Great Depression and WW II
Topic
African Americans, Civil Rights, Community, Immigration
Repository
Identifier
2021.012
Source
Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY, Museum Purchase, 2021
Rights
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