What is Edmonia Lewis's full name?
Mary Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis nickname(s):
Wildflower
Edmonia Lewis date of birth:
July 4, 1845
How old was Edmonia Lewis when died?
62
Where was Edmonia Lewis born?
Albany, NY
When did Edmonia Lewis die?
September 17, 1907
Edmonia Lewis body shape:
Average
What color are Edmonia Lewis's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Edmonia Lewis's hair?
Black
What religion is Edmonia Lewis?
Roman Catholic
What is Edmonia Lewis's ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is Edmonia Lewis nationality?
American
Where did Edmonia Lewis go to university?
Oberlin Preparatory College, OH
What is Edmonia Lewis's occupation?
Artist
Edmonia Lewis claim to fame:
Sculpture Forever Free, 1867, Hagar, 1875, Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter, 1866
Short Biography
Mary Edmonia Lewis (ca. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome. 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. Her work is known for incorporating themes relating to black and American Indian people into Neoclassical style sculpture. By the end of the 19th century, she was the only black woman who had participated in and been recognized to any degree by the American artistic mainstream. She emerged during the crisis-filled days of the Civil War. In 2002, the scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Edmonia Lewis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.