Lucy M. Lewis

Lucy M. Lewis was an American ceramicist (1898–1992). She was born at Pueblo of Acoma.

Also recorded as Lucy Martin Lewis; Lucy Lewis.

Lucy M. Lewis in brief

Born
1898
Died
1992
Known for
ceramicist
Place of birth
Pueblo of Acoma
Contents

Recognition and collections

Lucy M. Lewis received Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award and Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship. Work by Lucy M. Lewis is held by Cleveland Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Catalogued works

15 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1843 to 1995.

Jar with Fine-line Design, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2003.345. Bowl, dated 1960, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1965.54.1. A Tribute to Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma potter. Chronicles of the happy gang who encamped at Mount Jefferson July 24-August 4, 1915. St. Thomas' Church, New York, dated 1843–45 (?), etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 54.90.1692. Rural Architecture, dated 1852, illustrations: wood engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 34.46.1. Jar, dated c. 1965, earthenware and slip, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2026.210. Jar with Abstract Deer and Geometric Bands, dated 1973, ceramic with slip, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2019.1199. Fine-Line Black-on-White Olla, dated 1973, ceramic with slip, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2019.1198. American women afield : writings by pioneering women naturalists / edited by Marcia Myers Bonta., dated [1995], held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence: alphabetical sequence Lew-Ly, dated 1936-1954, held by Wellcome Collection. English Language Autograph Letters: Letherby-Lockhart, dated Mid 17th Century to Late 19th Century, held by Wellcome Collection. Family Photograph Album, dated c1850-c1930, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 4, dated January 1900 - August 1900, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lewis, Lucy M(artin), Oxford Art Online, 2003. Lewis, Lucy Biddle (1861–1941), Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers), 2012.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Work by Lucy M. Lewis is recorded in the collections of Cleveland Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award and Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship.

Chronology

  1. 1843St. Thomas' Church, New York (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  2. 1852Rural Architecture (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1898Lucy M. Lewis born at Pueblo of Acoma.
  4. 1960Bowl (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  5. 1992Lucy M. Lewis died at Pueblo of Acoma.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lewis, Lucy Biddle (1861–1941), Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers), 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Lewis, Lucy M(artin), Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Lucy M. Lewis (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Lucy M. Lewis.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Lucy M. Lewis.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Lucy M. Lewis (14 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 14 works naming Lucy M. Lewis.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q13560693: Lucy M. Lewis

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Lucy M. Lewis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Ceramics

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