African American Pioneer in Athletics William Henry Lewis Illustrators Art FORTE

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AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEER IN ATHLETICS, LAW, & POLITICS
William Henry Lewis
Illustrators
ART SIGNED BY "FORTE"
William Henry Lewis
(November 28, 1868 – January 1, 1949) was an American pioneer in athletics, law and politics. Born in Virginia to
freedmen
, he graduated from
Amherst College
in Massachusetts, where he also became one of the first African-American
college football
players. After going to
Harvard Law School
and continuing to play football, Lewis was the first African American in the sport to be selected as an
All-American
. In 1903 he was the first African American to be appointed as an
Assistant United States Attorney
; in 1910 he was the first to be appointed as one of the five
United States Assistant Attorneys General
, despite opposition by the Southern Democratic block. In 1911 he was among the first African Americans to be admitted to the
American Bar Association
.
When Lewis was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General in 1910 by President
William Howard Taft
(Republican), it was reported to be "the highest office in an executive branch of the government ever held by a member of that race."
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He was one of four African Americans appointed to high office by Taft and known as his "Black Cabinet". Before being appointed as an AAG, Lewis had served for 12 years as a football coach at
Harvard University
. During that period, he wrote one of the first books on football tactics and was known as a national expert on the game. (Copied)
This acrylic on board portrait measures about 18" x 22 1/2"
The picture of this portrait was on the cover of a scholastic magazine many years ago.
This is an original art painted and signed by a famous artist named "Forte".
Similar piece of illustrated art done by "Forte" is on display at
Hempstead African-American Museum in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
Suitable for display at home or museum.
John Forte
was an
American
comic-book
artist, active from the early 1940s on, best known as one of the primary
pencilers
of
DC Comics
' early
Legion of Super-Heroes
stories.
The publisher's sticker with the name and number in the front can easily be taken out. It's just a scotch tape.
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