Video (1:01:26): Edmonia Lewis sold a set of works festuring plaster medalions and busts to abolisionist patrons and as a result she was able to move to Italy and further her career. Caitlin Beach, Assistant Professor of Art History presents these and other rarely shown works by artist and activist Edmonia Lewis (1843-1911).
Tag: Edmonia Lewis
The sculptures ‘Minehaha’ and ‘Hiawata’ by black American artist Edmonia Lewis (1845 – 1911) who migrated to Europe to work on as an artist.
Video (9:14): a presentation about the life and works of Edmonia Lewis (1845 – 1907) – a Black American artist who migrated to Rome, Italy to work as a sculptor.
Feminine Moments’ bibliography – art books by American sculptor Edmonia Lewis.
Video (1:56): the life and art of Edmonia Lewis (1845 – 1907).
Death of Cleopatra – the lost and found sculpture of 19th century African native American artist Edmonia Lewis.