The Unlikely Success of Edmonia Lewis, a Black Sculptor in 19th-Century America

Edmonia Lewis, a Black Sculptor in 19th-Century America

"As a woman of mixed African and Native American descent who came of age during the Civil War, her odds of making it were slim, at best. Yet she managed to become the world’s first professional African-American sculptor, celebrated internationally for her Neoclassical style. "

Edmonia Lewis, Old Arrow Maker, 1872. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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