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Sculptor Edmonia Lewis

Discovering Edmonia Lewis

Until recently, the 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis, was another largely unknown talent, despite her enormous successes. I discovered her through a webinar presented by Smithsonian Associates and her story and work deserve a closer look. Against the OddsBorn in upstate New York in 1844 to a Native American woman of the Ojibwe tribe and a […]

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