Norman Lewis (1909 - 1979), born and lived in Harlem, was a prominent African-American abstract artist. Throughout his career, his artwork had political tones, but around the time of 1940, Norman began to focus more on the aesthetic aspects of his work. Norman’s artwork largely features earthy tones, along with black lines and black backgrounds. Some of his artwork draws on a more natural origins and other parts draw on the lighting that Normal was able to see. One of Norman’s more famous works was Migrating Birds which won an award at the Carnegie Museum in 1955.