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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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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| 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 | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Art Museum. Exhibition Records, 1905-2008 | Harvard Art Museums. Archives | |
| referencedIn | Lewis, Edmonia, 1843 or 1845-? : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Lewis, Edmonia. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Primus, Nelson, 1842-1916. Correspondence, 1867. | Connecticut Historical Society |
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Forever Free | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| creatorOf | Hiawatha | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| creatorOf | Minnehaha | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | |
| creatorOf | Old Arrow Maker | Smithsonian American Art Museum | |
| creatorOf | The Death of Cleopatra | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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| associatedWith | Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906. |
| associatedWith | Barnes, Alfred C. |
| associatedWith | Brackett, Edward Augustus, 1818-1908 |
| associatedWith | Brown, John, 1800-1859 |
| associatedWith | Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885 |
| associatedWith | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 |
| associatedWith | Harvard Art Museum Archives |
| associatedWith | Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897 |
| sibling of | Lewis, Samuel W., 1832-1896 |
| associatedWith | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
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Birth 1844-07-04
Death 1907-09-17
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Fire Flower, 1844-1907
Ish-scoodah, 1844-1907
Lewish, Mary Edmonia, 1844-1907
Wildfire, 1844-1907
Wildfire, 1844-1907
Lewis, Mary Edmonia, 1844-1907
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Lewis, Edmonia, 1844-1907
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