Lewis’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Old Jail, San Juan County Court House, Silverton, Colorado
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Detail of Rotunda, Allen County Court House, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Chicago
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Rotunda, Jay County Court House, Portland, Indiana
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

San Juan County Court House, Silverton, Colorado
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Aaron, Peru
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Harlem, NY, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A."
Dawoud Bey American, born 1953

Aaron, Peru
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

A Trombonist from the 369th Armory Marching Band, from the series "Harlem, U.S.A."
Dawoud Bey American, born 1953

Arch, Midnight
Martin Lewis American, born Australia 1881-1962

Margaret Frances Langton Clarke
Lewis Carroll (Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898

Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Italian Family, Chicago
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Glow of the City
Martin Lewis American, born Australia 1881-1962

Bring the Bandits to Answer!
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

An Inescapable Date
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Dannie Mercurio, 150 Schottes Alley, Washington D.C.
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Playground in a Mill Village (Playground in a Tenement Alley), Boston
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940