Edmonia Lewis - Wikipedia
WEBMary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an American sculptor. Born in Upstate New York of mixed African-American and Native American (Mississauga Ojibwe) heritage, she worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy.
Edmonia Lewis - Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBEdmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. Her father was Black, and her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian.
Edmonia Lewis - Sculptures, Quotes & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · The first professional African American and Native American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis earned critical praise for work that explored religious and classical themes.
Edmonia Lewis - National Women's History Museum
WEBEdmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the United States and the first to achieve international acclaim.
Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race …
WEBAug 22, 2019 · Kidnapped, beaten and left to die, Edmonia Lewis, a talented artist with both African and Native-American ancestry, refused to abandon her dreams.
Edmonia Lewis Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
WEBEdmonia Lewis' sculptures depicted popular subject matter for 19th century American audiences. Carefully crafted marble portrayals of Native American literary characters, African emancipation subjects, and other exotic figures launched her …
Edmonia Lewis | African-Native American Sculptor | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · 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 exploring religious and classical themes won contemporary praise and received renewed interest in the late 20th century.
Edmonia Lewis
WEBJun 20, 2020 · Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907) was the first famous “colored sculptor,” one of a generation of feminist literary sculptors, and the first to idealize her African- and American-Indian heritages in stone.
Edmonia Lewis - Smithsonian Institution
WEBEdmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international fame. Adopting a neoclassical style then widely popular, she found inspiration in stories from the Bible and classical mythology, as well as from African American history.
Edmonia Lewis — Google Arts & Culture
WEBAs did many nineteenth-century sculptors, Edmonia Lewis developed her skills in Rome by copying classical and Renaissance sculptures, which she sold to American tourists visiting the Eternal City.
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