Samella Lewis — Royal Sacrifice
Acquire This WorkPublished under the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis, Royal Sacrifice reproduces her 1969 painting, juxtaposing a contemporary mother and child with the haunting presence of a shrouded figure. Drawn directly from the publishing archive, this original vintage impression preserves one of Lewis's most psychologically charged and enduring compositions.
Samella Lewis — Family (1972)
Acquire This WorkPublished under the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis, Family reproduces her 1966 painting, demonstrating the artist's carefully balanced composition and restrained use of color and form. Drawn directly from the archive, this original vintage impression preserves an important chapter in Lewis's work as both an artist and publisher.
Bernie Casey — Orbital Moonscape
Acquire This WorkAn original vintage 1970s archive edition published under the authority of Dr. Samella Lewis and offered directly from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive. Preserving Bernie Casey's luminous 1969 abstract painting, Orbital Moonscape reflects the artist's distinctive exploration of geometry, color, and contemplative space.
Alvin C. Hollingsworth — Harmony (Women Series)
Acquire This WorkAn original 1978 museum-issued offset lithograph by Alvin C. Hollingsworth from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive. Published by the Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, Harmony (Women Series) presents Hollingsworth's expressive visual language through a richly layered composition that rewards repeated viewing.
Samella Lewis — Together We Stand — Archive Lithograph (1997)
Acquire This WorkCreated by Dr. Samella Lewis in 1997, this archive lithograph was retained within the artist's publishing archive and is offered directly by the Samella Lewis Estate. Preserved from the original production, it provides collectors with a documented connection to one of Lewis's most significant graphic works.
H. Kofi Bailey — African Series (Series 16)
Acquire This WorkAn original vintage offset lithograph from the historic Samella Lewis Publishing Archive. Published under the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis, H. Kofi Bailey's African Series (Series 16) presents a quietly compelling portrait of childhood rendered with remarkable sensitivity and economy of line.
H. Kofi Bailey — African Series (Series 21)
Acquire This WorkAn original vintage offset lithograph from the historic Samella Lewis Publishing Archive. Published under the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis, H. Kofi Bailey's African Series (Series 21) captures a quiet moment of maternal connection, revealing the artist's remarkable ability to express tenderness and human emotion through restrained charcoal drawing.
Bettye Saar — Hoo Doo Doll and Aunt Jemima – 4/72
Acquire This WorkAn original vintage Contemporary Crafts edition from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive. Preserving one of Betye Saar's landmark early works, this rare impression reflects the artist's groundbreaking transformation of familiar cultural symbols into a powerful meditation on history, memory, and self-definition.
Elizabeth Catlett — Survivor — Archive Linocut (1983)
Acquire This WorkOriginal hand-pulled linocut from the published 1983 edition, offered directly from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive.
Inspired by Dorothea Lange's Ex-Slave with a Long Memory, Survivor stands among Elizabeth Catlett's most moving reflections on perseverance, lived experience, and the quiet resolve carried across generations.
Available in three original archive impression classes, each preserving the authentic character of Catlett's hand-pulled printing process.
Elizabeth Catlett — Malcolm X Speaks for Us (1972)
Acquire This WorkOriginally created by Elizabeth Catlett in 1969 and first published as an offset lithograph by Contemporary Crafts in 1972 under the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis, Malcolm X Speaks for Us is among the defining political images of twentieth-century American printmaking.
Drawn directly from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive, this vintage impression preserves an important chapter in the publication history of Elizabeth Catlett's work.
Samella Lewis — Woman in the Field
Acquire This WorkWoman in the Field is a deeply personal work by Dr. Samella Lewis.
Issued as an official estate-authorized offset lithograph, this print continues her legacy of access, preservation, and cultural stewardship.
Elizabeth Catlett — Sharecropper (1972)
Acquire This WorkOffset lithograph from the artist's original woodcut, published through the press of Dr. Samella Lewis.
Sharecropper is one of the defining images of twentieth-century American printmaking, honoring the labor, resolve, and enduring presence of Black agricultural workers through Catlett's bold graphic language.
This museum-quality print comes from the historic archive of Dr. Samella Lewis, pioneering art historian and publisher who preserved the legacy of African American artists when institutions would not.
Barthé: His Life in Art
Acquire This BookOriginal Hardcover · Out of Print
A definitive study of Richmond Barthé by Samella Lewis. A rare, out-of-print volume drawn from the archive, combining biography, photography, and critical insight into one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century.