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Samuel F. Lewis exults in his new-found freedom as a result of new drug
treatments in An African-American in Paris, made in 1997. A full seven
feet square, this bold and colorful work, shouts his enjoyment of a trip
to Paris after a remarkable recovery. He says "The AIDS virus caused me
to pursue my lifetime dream of living as an artist. Because of a low
T-cell count I thought I would never go to Europe again. With the magic
of drugs, my T-cell count went up and I made a trip to Paris. This
piece celebrates a trip to Paris that I never thought that I would
make."
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