Background
Lewis, Phillip Harold was born on July 31, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard and Sonia (Pimstein) Lewis.
Lewis, Phillip Harold was born on July 31, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bernard and Sonia (Pimstein) Lewis.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1947; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1966; postgraduate (Fulbright educational grant), Australian National U., Canberra, 1953-1954.
Conducted field research projects on art and society of New Ireland, 1953-1954, 70, 81; assistant curator primitive art, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 1957-1959; associate curator, Field Museum Natural History, 1960; curator, Field Museum Natural History, 1961-1967; curator primitive art and Melanesian ethnology, Field Museum Natural History, 1968-1992; retired, Field Museum Natural History, 1992; department chairman anthropology, Field Museum Natural History, 1975-1979; co-department chairman, Field Museum Natural History, 1980-1981; acting department chairman, Field Museum Natural History, 1987; curator emeritus, since 1994.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow Royal Anthropological Institute Great Britain and Ireland, American Anthropological Association.
Married Sally Leah Rappaport, August 25, 1949. Children– David Bernard, Betty Alice and Emily Ruth (twins).