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Wyndham Lewis

English painter, writer and critic (1882–1957)
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Wyndham Lewis
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 18, 1882, November 18, 1884, 1882[10][11]
Date of death
March 7, 1957, 1957[12]
Place of birth
Amherst
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada[14][15][16]
Occupation
painter, writer, journalist, editor, novelist, literary critic, draftsperson, poet, critic, artist, handicrafter, opinion journalist, illustrator[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Educated at
Slade School of Fine Art, Rugby School[25][26]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[40]
Student of
Frederick Brown[42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Archives at
Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives, University at Buffalo Libraries, Cornell University Library[32][33][34][35]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Different from
D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Family name
Lewis[37]
Given name
Wyndham, Percy[38][39]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Galleries Scotland, Yale Center for British Art, National Gallery, Imperial War Museum London, Harry Ransom Center, Harvard Art Museums, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, National Museum Cardiff, Ferens Art Gallery, Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery, The Tullie, Kettering Museum and Art Gallery, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, Durban Art Gallery, Michael C. Carlos Museum
Medical condition
blindness[41]
Military branch
British Army[30]
Movement
vorticism, modernism[28][29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center
Show all 28 facts +4
Participated in conflict
World War I[36]
Personal library at
Harry Ransom Center
Place of burial
Golders Green Crematorium[13]
Unmarried partner
Beatrice Hastings[31]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 142
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AAGM person or institution ID
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ADAGP artist ID
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AbART person ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
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Art UK artist ID
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Show all 142 identifiers +130
Artcyclopedia artist ID
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Artist-info artist ID
187172
Artists in Canada record number
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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AskArt person ID
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Athenaeum person ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Benezit ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Council artist ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Christie's creator ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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DACS ID (2022)
009161
DACS ID (former)
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DFK Paris person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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DoME artist ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
9612438
Flemish Public Libraries ID
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Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2161177
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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HAND ID
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Harper's tag
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kallías ID
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Le Delarge artist ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Met Constituent ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
824/000084572
NSK (VIAF) ID
000163995
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Gallery of Art artist ID
18405
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
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National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
1086
National Library of Brazil ID
001009231
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000084017
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202351886
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810551652805606
National Library of Portugal ID
153847
National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1315827
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp02726
National Virtual Library of India ID
176432, 419781
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068229976
Obálky knih ID
uk2011673641
Online Books Page author ID
Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3932079
Open Library ID
OL6596315A, OL137680A, OL2439155A
Open Plaques subject ID
613
OpenMLOL author ID
210985
Orlando author ID
lewiwy
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
34517
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100103131
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
116632
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
19198
Project Gutenberg author ID
49898
RA Collections ID
7298
RERO ID (legacy)
A000104452
RILM ID
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RKDartists ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
68540
SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
163675
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Eungbong Station
Tabakalera ID
82773, 88618
Tate artist ID
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Te Papa agent ID
1365
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
lewis_wyndham
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
2725
Thyssen-Bornemisza artist ID
335
Topic's main category
Category:Wyndham Lewis
Treccani ID
wyndham-lewis
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
percy-wyndham-lewis
UK National Archives ID
F41541, F69819
Union List of Artist Names ID
500025826
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1245501
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/209229
WikiArt ID
wyndham-lewis
WikiTree person ID
Lewis-60314
WorldCat Entities ID
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YCBA agent ID
552

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 20
Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Imperial War Museum London, Tate, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum +12 more
Occupation 10
writer, poet, journalist, artist, painter, critic, novelist, editor +2 more
Country of citizenship 3
Canada, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 2
Rugby School, Slade School of Fine Art
Movement 2
modernism, vorticism
Archives at 1
Cornell University Library
Edited works 1
Blast
Family name 1
Lewis
Founded entities 1
vorticism
Given name 1
Percy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Medical condition 1
blindness
Military branch 1
British Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Personal library at 1
Harry Ransom Center
Place of birth 1
Amherst
Place of burial 1
Golders Green Crematorium
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Eungbong Station
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Frederick Brown
Teachers 1
Frederick Brown
Unmarried partner 1
Beatrice Hastings
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← Unmarried partner 1
Beatrice Hastings
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Summary

Wyndham Lewis was born on November 18, 1882[1], in Amherst[2]. He died on March 7, 1957[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], writer[6], journalist[7], editor[8], and novelist[9].

FAQs

Where was Wyndham Lewis born?

Wyndham Lewis's place of birth was Amherst[2].

Where did Wyndham Lewis die?

Wyndham Lewis passed away in London[4].

What did Wyndham Lewis do for work?

Wyndham Lewis worked as a painter[5], writer[6], journalist[7], editor[8], and novelist[9].

Where did Wyndham Lewis go to school?

Wyndham Lewis was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[25] and Rugby School[26].

Related Entities

Canada London Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria National Museum Cardiff Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . atom.library.yorku.ca. Retrieved . atom.library.yorku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [35] ↑ . catalog.library.cornell.edu. Retrieved . catalog.library.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [11] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [12] ↑ . Autoritats UB. Retrieved . atom.library.yorku.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabakalera ID → 82773, 88618
    "Created claim: Tabakalera ID: 88618, #temporary_batch_1793040735516"
  2. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → C1E9-9EB8-6B80-DDE3-9637
    "Created claim: HAND ID: C1E9-9EB8-6B80-DDE3-9637, batch #274966"
  4. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → English painter, writer and critic (1882–1957)
    Harper's tag → wyndham-lewis
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: wyndham-lewis, Matched to wyndham lewis (#289969267) in Harper's ta…"
  5. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, writer, journalist +10
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35551: add P1810 to P8034"
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