Lewis, Edmonia, 1844-1909
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Mary Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. She is the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a sculptor in the fine arts world.
Links to collections
Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906. Letters received, ca. 1870-1883.
Boston Athenaeum
Lewis, Edmonia. Artist file.
Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
Lewis, Edmonia, 1843 or 1845-? : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
Primus, Nelson, 1842-1916. Correspondence, 1867.
Connecticut Historical Society
Barnes, Alfred C. Alfred C. Barnes European travel account, photographs, and commendation, 1861-1904 (bulk 1873).
Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Harvard Art Museum. Exhibition Records, 1905-2008
Harvard Art Museums. Archives
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Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906.
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Barnes, Alfred C.
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Primus, Nelson, 1842-1916.
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Brackett, Edward Augustus, 1818-1908
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Brown, John, 1800-1859
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Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897
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Lewis, Samuel W., 1832-1896
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
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Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863
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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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Waterston, Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy, 1812-1899
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Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915
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Harvard Art Museum Archives
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New York Central College, McGraw.
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Oberlin College
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Subjects:
- Sculpture
Occupations:
- Artists
- Sculptors
Places:
- NY, US
- ENG, GB
Variant Names
Lewis, Edmonia.
Edmonia Lewis
Lewis, Mary Edmonia 1844-1909
Lewis, Edmonia, 1844-1907
Lewis, Mary Edmonia, 1844-1907
Fire Flower, 1844-1907
Ish-scoodah, 1844-1907
Wildfire, 1844-1907
Lewish, Mary Edmonia, 1844-1907
Wildfire, 1844-1907