Lewis, Edmonia, 1844-1907
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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.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Lewis, Edmonia, 1843 or 1845-? : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Primus, Nelson, 1842-1916. Correspondence, 1867. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906. Letters received, ca. 1870-1883. | Boston Athenaeum | |
| referencedIn | Barnes, Alfred C. Alfred C. Barnes European travel account, photographs, and commendation, 1861-1904 (bulk 1873). | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Lewis, Edmonia. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Art Museum. Exhibition Records, 1905-2008 | Harvard Art Museums. Archives |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Edmonia Lewis | ||
| referencedIn | Women of Distinction: Remarkable in Works and Invincible in Character. |
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| associatedWith | Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906. | person |
| associatedWith | Barnes, Alfred C. | person |
| associatedWith | Brackett, Edward Augustus, 1818-1908 | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, John, 1800-1859 | person |
| associatedWith | Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885 | person |
| associatedWith | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 | person |
| associatedWith | Harvard Art Museum Archives | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897 | person |
| sibling of | Lewis, Samuel W., 1832-1896 | person |
| associatedWith | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 | person |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | New York Central College, McGraw. | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Oberlin College | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873 | person |
| associatedWith | Primus, Nelson, 1842-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863 | person |
| associatedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Waterston, Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy, 1812-1899 | person |
| associatedWith | Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915 | person |
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| Greenwich | NY | US | |
| United States | 00 | US | |
| London | ENG | GB |
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Birth 1844-07-04
Death 1907-09-17
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