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).
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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
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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
London ENG GB
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Birth 1844-07-04

Death 1907-09-17

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