Edmonia Lewis
American sculptor
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Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire", was an American sculptor.
Born in Upstate New York of mixed African-American and Native American heritage, she worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1844, Rensselaer County, NY
Died: September 17, 1907 (age 63 years), Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Known for: Sculpture
Period: Neoclassicism
Siblings: Samuel Lewis
Education: New-York Central College, Oberlin
Patron(s): Numerous patrons, American and European
Artworks
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Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an American sculptor. Edmonia Lewis. "Wildfire". Born.
8 days ago · Edmonia Lewis (born c. July 4, 1844, Greenbush, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 17, 1907, London, Eng.) was an American sculptor whose Neoclassical works ...
Aug 22, 2019 · Kidnapped, beaten and left to die, Edmonia Lewis, a talented artist with both African and Native-American ancestry, refused to abandon her ...
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Lewis, a sculptor of African American and Ojibwe heritage, completed Forever Free in Rome in 1867, two years after emancipation in the United States and a ...
May 23, 2022 · Facing racial and gender discrimination, Edmonia Lewis overcame several barriers to achieve international recognition and acclaim as a ...
Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the United States and the first to achieve international acclaim.
Dec 24, 2020 · Edmonia Lewis' sculptures depicted popular subject matter for 19th century American audiences. Carefully crafted marble portrayals of Native ...
Apr 15, 2008 · Edmonia Lewis, the first woman of African American and Native American ancestry to gain notoriety as a sculptor, was born near Albany, ...
As a sculptor of Indigenous and Black descent, Edmonia also created many works that reflected her heritage. Unlike works created by white artists, her ...