#EdmoniaLewis was a peripheral member of the White Marmorean Flock. Born to Black/Ojibwa parents, she became a sculptor whose studio in Rome was a stop on the Grand Tour. Her work included the first images of Native Americans & freed slaves.
#ForeverFree #MarriageOfHiawatha
Out Now 'Edmonia Lewis : Said in Stone by: Jeffrey Richmond-Moll & Shawnya L. Harris' #newrelease #EdmoniaLewis #books #JeffreyRichmondMoll #ShawnyaLHarris #womenshistorymonth #history #Black #Indigenous #Americansculptor @uchicagopress
To celebrate Black History Month, I am posting some work of one Black visual artist from history per day.
For February 1st, I am posting work by Edmonia Lewis. (2/2)
#BlackHistoryMonth #EdmoniaLewis #sculptor
To celebrate Black History Month, I am posting some work of one Black visual artist from history per day.
For February 1st, I am posting work by Edmonia Lewis. (1/2)
#BlackHistoryMonth #EdmoniaLewis #sculptor
#BlueSkyArtChallenge #art #sculpture
7/20
Minnehaha (1868) by (Mary) #EdmoniaLewis (American 1844-1907)
Carved marble, 11 x 6 x 3.5 in.
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit MI
Good work! Under nineteenth-century women sculptors you can add #EdmoniaLewis.
⚒️ #EdmoniaLewis, "Wildfire", American sculptor of mixed #AfricanAmerican and #NativeAmerican race, #DOTD 17 September 1907. #Art #Sculpture
A statue in white marble of two sleeping cherubs or toddlers, one leaning backward upon the other behind him/her, with flowers.
Night / Two Sleeping Infants, 1870, by #MaryEdmoniaLewis (American, 1844-1907), who was born on or around this day, July 4. Private collection; source, facebook.com/female.artis... #womenartists #artherstory #EdmoniaLewis #womensculptors
A sculpture in white marble of a man and woman. The man stands with his right leg straight, left leg slightly bent, with the foot on a ball from a ball and chain. His left arm is raised, elbow bent, fist just over head height; around it is wrapped a piece of broken chain. His right arm reaches down to the right shoulder of the woman kneeling on one knee next to his right leg. She gazed out and upward; her hands are clasped at her chin as though in prayer or thanksgiving.
Forever Free, 1867, by #MaryEdmoniaLewis (American, 1844-1907). Held at Howard University Gallery of Art; source, arthistoryproject.com/locations/un...
#womenartists #artherstory #EdmoniaLewis #Juneteenth #womensculptors #emancipation
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Edmonia Lewis: The Legendary Sculptor Who Went Where Was Celebratted Not Tolerated: Before it was common for women, let alone Black and Native women, to be recognized as fine artists, Edmonia Lewis carved a…
The post Edmonia… #EdmoniaLewis #WomenInArt #BlackHistory #NativeAmericanArt #Sculpture
I thought I knew everything when I came to Rome, but I soon found I had everything to learn.
– Edmonia Lewis
#quoteoftheday #EdmoniaLewis
As a Black and Indigenous woman, Edmonia Lewis overcame prejudice and defied societal expectations to become a successful sculptor. Her Death of Cleopatra exemplifies how she navigated her own path through subject matter and artistic tradition. Edmonia Lewis's best-known work in her lifetime was the Death of Cleopatra, a twelve-foot tall sculpture weighing two tons that took four years to execute. Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial, Cleopatra was called 'the grandest statute in the exposition.'
Edmonia Lewis (American, 1844-1907) • Death of Cleopatra • c. 1876 • Marble • 63 x 31 1⁄4 x 46 in. (160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum #art #sculpture #AmericanMaster #WomanArtist #EdmoniaLewis #AfricenAmericanWoman #WomensHistoryMonth #19thCenturyAmericanArt
Day 17: The Museum of Women in the Arts asks us to name at least 5 women artists. For #WomensHistoryMonth, I am naming 1 a day.
#EdmoniaLewis 1/2
#AmericanArtist
#Sculptor
#BlackArtist
#NativeAmericanArtist
#ExpatArtist
#Wildfire
#WomenInArt
@artherstory.bsky.social
Day 17: The Museum of Women in the Arts asks us to name at least 5 women artists. For #WomensHistoryMonth, I am naming 1 a day.
#EdmoniaLewis 2/2
#AmericanArtist
#Sculptor
#BlackArtist
#NativeAmericanArtist
#ExpatArtist
#Wildfire
#WomenInArt
@artherstory.bsky.social
Facing racism at Oberlin College, Lewis moved to Boston, then Rome in 1865, where she found creative freedom. Her 1876 sculpture The Death of Cleopatra broke norms, portraying raw defiance instead of romanticized history. #EdmoniaLewis #WomenInArt
A white marble bust of President Abraham Lincoln. This view shows him from the side, gazing to the viewer's right.
ust of #AbrahamLincoln, 1871, by #EdmoniaLewis (American, 1844-1907). Held by the San Jose Library, www.sjpl.org/archival_pos...
#womenartists #artherstory #womensculptors #LincolnsBirthday #BlackHistoryMonth
Edmonia Lewis: A Trailblazer in Stone! 🏛🔥
As the first professional African American and Native American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis took the 19th-century art world by storm with her breathtaking Neoclassical masterpieces.
#EdmoniaLewis #BlackHistory #ArtLegacy #BreakingBarriers
Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), nicknamed "Wildfire," was a pioneering African-American & Native American sculptor. She gained international acclaim for her Neoclassical works & was a prominent figure in the fight for racial equality. #EdmoniaLewis #BlackArtists #Sculpture
Meet Edmonia Lewis, the first internationally recognized Black & Indigenous sculptor—self-taught and groundbreaking. She shattered barriers with works like Forever Free & The Death of Cleopatra. A true pioneer in art & freedom. 10s across the board! 🎨✨ #EdmoniaLewis #BlackArtists #WomenInArt #BHM
Edmonia Lewis Sculptor
Notable works:
The Death of Cleopatra 1876
Young Octavian 1873
Old Arrow Maker 1872
#art #artist #africanamerican #africanamericanhistory #arthistory #contemporaryart #americanhistory #blackart #blackartist #blackarthistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #edmonialewis
Blue plaques often lead to new discoveries. I look forward to spending lots of time admiring her work and reflecting on her legacy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia...
#EdmoniaLewis #Wildfire #sculpture #art #BlackHistory #IndigenousHistory #art #boroughofhammersmithandfulham #london
White marble bust of Mr. James Peck Thomas.
Edmonia Lewis (American, 1844-1907) Bust of James Peck Thomas, 1874 Marble
Spent the afternoon at the Allen Memorial Art Museum. It is an absolute gem in a town of only five thousand people. Should I have know the museum had a work by Edmonia Lewis?!?
#Oberlin #Art #BlackAmerican #Ohio #EdmoniaLewis @obies.bsky.social #museums
The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis
The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis
The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis
The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis
The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis A close look at Lewis’s Cleopatra as an entry point to history and her work.
#EdmoniaLewis #womenartists #EdmoniaLewis #womenartists #arthistory #africanamericanhistory #blackartists #blackartmatters
2) You'll find books about #GeorgiaOKeeffe #LouiseBourgeois #MaryCassatt #LauraWheelerWaring #BeatrixPotter #EdmoniaLewis #FaithRinggold #FlorineStettheimer #AlmaThomas #AugustaSavage #MaudLewis #RuthAsawa #LeonoraCarrington #FridaKahlo #YayoiKusama #RosaBonheur #AlmaThomas & more!
Poor Cupid, modeled 1872, carved 1876, by #EdmoniaLewis (American, 1844-1907). Held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, americanart.si.edu/artwork/poor... #womenartists #artherstory #HappyValentinesDay
As an author who writes about artists, the ability to illustrate my #histfic, Forever Free (about sculptor #EdmoniaLewis) on Channillo.com is everything! Here are a few: Ojibwe mother & child, elk skin moccasins, Oberlin College, & portrait of Edmonia. Sign up for a free trial!
