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. Though many of her sculptures depicted prominent American figures, Edmonia never forgot her heritage, paying homage to both her African American and Native American origins in sculptures such as “The Arrow Maker” (1866) and “Forever Free” (1867).
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 | ||
| creatorOf | Hiawatha | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| referencedIn | Women of Distinction: Remarkable in Works and Invincible in Character. | ||
| creatorOf | Old Arrow Maker | Smithsonian American Art Museum | |
| creatorOf | Minnehaha | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| creatorOf | Forever Free | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| creatorOf | The Death of Cleopatra | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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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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| Rensselaer County | NY | US | |
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Birth 1844-07-04
Death 1907-09-17
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