Mediacorp artist biography of martin lewis

          There is a lot of history to Martin Lewis' career.!

          Martin Lewis spent most of his life living in New York City after arriving from Australia.

          Martin Lewis (artist)

          Australian-born American etcher

          Martin Lewis (14 June 1881 – 22 February 1962) was an Australian-born American etcher.

          Early life

          Lewis was born in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia on 14 June 1881.[1] He was the second of eight children and had a passion for drawing.

          Career

          At the age of 15, he left home and traveled in New South Wales, Australia, working as a post hole digger and a merchant seaman. He returned to Sydney and settled into a Bohemian community outside Sydney.

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        1. Martin Lewis () 'Unter der Strassenlaterne'.
        2. There is a lot of history to Martin Lewis' career.
        3. He was one of the first printmakers to sell out an edition of a print during an exhibition, and many of his etchings and drypoints sold out in a few months.
        4. Born in Manchester, Martin grew up in Cheshire's Delamere Forest and now lives in north-west London with his wife Lara.

          5. Two of his drawings were published in the radical Sydney newspaper, The Bulletin.[1] He studied with Julian Ashton at the Art Society's School in Sydney. Ashton, a famous painter, was also one of the first Australian artists to take up printmaking.[1]

          United States

          In 1900, Lewis left Australia for the United States.

          His first job was in San Francisco, painting stage decorations for William McKinley's presidential campaign of 1900.&#