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Hiawatha, By Edmonia Lewis, The Charleston Renaissance Gallery. Edmonia Lewis, Rodin, Biography, Charleston, Art History, Renaissance, Sculptures, Statue, Gallery

Hiawatha, By Edmonia Lewis, The Charleston Renaissance Gallery.

Edmonia Lewis ( Walters Art Museum ) "Another of my nominees for attention this month is a mixed-race woman named Edmonia Lewis, who battled prejudice against women, African Americans and Native Americans to become a skilled sculptor in the 19th century," writes DeRamus. "Some prospective customers found it so hard to believe she'd created the pieces she sold that they demanded to watch her work." -latimes Black Indians, Fierce Women, Cotton Club, Unsung Hero, History Images, African Diaspora, Black Artists, African American History

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Edmonia Lewis ( Walters Art Museum ) "Another of my nominees for attention this month is a mixed-race woman named Edmonia Lewis, who battled prejudice against women, African Americans and Native Americans to become a skilled sculptor in the 19th century," writes DeRamus. "Some prospective customers found it so hard to believe she'd created the pieces she sold that they demanded to watch her work." -latimes

Anna Quincy Waterston, ca. 1866, Edmonia Lewis, carved marble, 11 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (30.2 x 18.5 x 12.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Dr. Richard Frates, 1983.95.181 African American Artist, American Artists, Native American, Selma Burke, Traditional Sculptures, Women In History, Art Studios, Art Google

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Anna Quincy Waterston, ca. 1866, Edmonia Lewis, carved marble, 11 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (30.2 x 18.5 x 12.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Dr. Richard Frates, 1983.95.181

Edmonia Lewis,1845/45-after 1911 The Death of Cleopatra, carved 1876 Cleopatra, Black Art, American Art, Sculpture Art, Death, Carving, Wood Carvings

Edmonia Lewis,1845/45-after 1911 The Death of Cleopatra, carved 1876

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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Pageant of the Masters re-creation of Edmonia Lewis' "Death of Cleopatra." #LagunaBeach #livingpictures #art #masterpiece Tableaux Vivants, Live Picture, Laguna Beach, Pageant, Masters, Behind The Scenes

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Behind The Scenes

A behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Pageant of the Masters re-creation of Edmonia Lewis' "Death of Cleopatra." #LagunaBeach #livingpictures #art #masterpiece

Ojibwa Father and Son c1870 Native American Photos, Native American Women, Native American History, American Indians, Canadian History, Indigenous People Of Canada, Navajo, Wisconsin, Native Indian

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Ojibwa Father and Son c1870

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Talcott Hall at Oberlin College

Ojibwa child – 1929 Native American Children, Native American Indians, Walk In The Spirit, First Nations, Indian Reservation

Native American Children

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Walk In The Spirit

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Ojibwa child – 1929

Edmonia Lewis (ca. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an African/Native American sculptor (African, Ojibwe and Haitian) who worked for most of her career in Rome. Her heritage is African-American and Native American and she gained fame and recognition as a sculptor in the international fine arts world. Choctaw Indian, American Fashion, American Life, Black History Month

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Edmonia Lewis (ca. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an African/Native American sculptor (African, Ojibwe and Haitian) who worked for most of her career in Rome. Her heritage is African-American and Native American and she gained fame and recognition as a sculptor in the international fine arts world.

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This Armenian church dominated Edmonia Lewis's view through the glass door of her studio in Rome. The church remains, but the studio and other buildings fell to urban renewal. Urban Renewal, Glass Door, Rome, Taj Mahal, Studio, Travel, Buildings

This Armenian church dominated Edmonia Lewis's view through the glass door of her studio in Rome. The church remains, but the studio and other buildings fell to urban renewal.

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Albert Henderson

pinterest images of Edmonia Lewis' sculptures - Google Search Pinterest Images, Art For Art Sake, Garden Sculpture, Stone Sculptures, Artisan

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pinterest images of Edmonia Lewis' sculptures - Google Search

Hiawatha (1868)-- exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition. By artist (Mary) (Wildfire) Edmonia Lewis (1844 - 1907). When U See It, White City, Gilded Age, Chicago, Mary

Hiawatha (1868)-- exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition. By artist (Mary) (Wildfire) Edmonia Lewis (1844 - 1907).

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Dr. Dio Lewis, By Edmonia Lewis, Walters Art Museum French Sculptor, National Academy, Harlem Renaissance, Baltimore, Maryland, Art Museum, African

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Dr. Dio Lewis, By Edmonia Lewis, Walters Art Museum

Young Octavian, By Edmonia Lewis, Smithsonian American Art Museum African American Art, Modern Sculpture, Art Object, Yorkie, Afro

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Young Octavian, By Edmonia Lewis, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Fine set of links to Prof Potente Susurro's blog posts about African-American (and Afra-Latina) Herstory posts. (Sculpture image is 'African Venus' by Charles Cordier.) African Art, African Women, Sculpture Images, Afro Art, Dance Art

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Fine set of links to Prof Potente Susurro's blog posts about African-American (and Afra-Latina) Herstory posts. (Sculpture image is 'African Venus' by Charles Cordier.)

Edmonia Lewis Famous Art Works | Bust of a woman by Edmonia Lewis. Love Illustration, Famous Art, Classical Art, Medium Art, Artsy Fartsy, Art Inspo

Love Illustration

Edmonia Lewis Famous Art Works | Bust of a woman by Edmonia Lewis.

Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844 - 1907) was an American sculptor of African, Ojibwe and Haitian decent. This marble bust, of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, is one of her most famous sculptures. Indian Artist, Robert Gould Shaw, Art Through The Ages

Robert Gould Shaw

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Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844 - 1907) was an American sculptor of African, Ojibwe and Haitian decent. This marble bust, of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, is one of her most famous sculptures.

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William Wetmore Story's. "Cleopatra" was the most famous statue of its time. Story's studio in Rome was next door to Edmonia Lewis's studio. Stone Sculpture, Black History, Cleopatra Statue, American Wings, Plastic Art

Stone Sculpture

Cleopatra Statue

William Wetmore Story's. "Cleopatra" was the most famous statue of its time. Story's studio in Rome was next door to Edmonia Lewis's studio.

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Rebekah, By Edmonia Lewis, In a Private collection in Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Maryland, Art World, Inspire, Artists

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Rebekah, By Edmonia Lewis, In a Private collection in Baltimore, Maryland

Edmonia Lewis (Ojibwe), Urania, graphite on paper, ca. 1860 Historical Art, Native Art, Oil Paintings, Graphite, American, Drawings

Edmonia Lewis (Ojibwe), Urania, graphite on paper, ca. 1860

Minnehaha, By Edmonia Lewis, 1868, Newark Museum. Nativity, Sculpting, Museum, Artist, Sculpture, The Nativity

Minnehaha, By Edmonia Lewis, 1868, Newark Museum.

Rising Above Prejudice – Sculptor Edmonia Lewis – By Pat Knepley The Old Schoolhouse Magazine - January 2014 - Page 124 History Pics, Social Studies Projects

Social Studies Projects

Rising Above Prejudice – Sculptor Edmonia Lewis – By Pat Knepley The Old Schoolhouse Magazine - January 2014 - Page 124

"Indian Combat, a multilayered, multicultural cocktail by the 19th-century black artist Edmonia Lewis Native American Paintings, Native American Artists, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Cleveland Museum Of Art, Cleveland Ohio

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Cleveland Museum Of Art

"Indian Combat, a multilayered, multicultural cocktail by the 19th-century black artist Edmonia Lewis

Hagar, - Edmonia Lewis - 1868. Lewis uses Hagar to symbolize the African mother in the United States. She represented the abuse of African women. Lewis had a tendency to sculpt historically strong women. Ancient Greek Sculpture, Rich Life, First Art, Love Art, Strong Women

Ancient Greek Sculpture

Hagar, - Edmonia Lewis - 1868. Lewis uses Hagar to symbolize the African mother in the United States. She represented the abuse of African women. Lewis had a tendency to sculpt historically strong women.

Hygeia, By Edmonia Lewis, Mount Auburn Cemetery Cemetery Art

Hygeia, By Edmonia Lewis, Mount Auburn Cemetery