Edmonia Lewis - Wikipedia
Mary 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
Edmonia 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 - National Women's History Museum
Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the United States and the first to achieve international acclaim.
Edmonia Lewis | African-Native American Sculptor | Britannica
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 Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
Edmonia 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 into the international spotlight.
Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race …
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 dreams.
Edmonia Lewis - Sculptures, Quotes & Facts - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · The first professional African American and Native American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis earned critical praise for work that explored religious and classical themes.
Life Story: Edmonia Lewis - Women & the American Story
Edmonia, one of a handful of students of color, regularly faced racism at Oberlin. In 1862, two white students accused her of trying to poison them. The university investigated and ruled that Edmonia was innocent. Shortly after, a group of white …
Edmonia Lewis - Smithsonian Institution
Edmonia 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 - U.S. National Park Service
Facing racial and gender discrimination, Edmonia Lewis overcame several barriers to achieve international recognition and acclaim as a sculptor. 1 While her unique background often attracted as much interest as her works of art, Lewis managed to carve out her own identity as an artist.