1845 - 1907
Edmonia Lewis American Artist
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American Artist Edmonia Lewis was born Mary Edmonia Lewis on 4th July, 1845 in Albany, NY and passed away on 17th Sep 1907 London, UK aged 62. She is most remembered for Sculpture Forever Free, 1867, Hagar, 1875, Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter, 1866. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Edmonia Lewis is a member of the following lists: American expatriates in the United Kingdom, American expatriates in Italy and Oberlin College alumni.
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Details
First Name |
Edmonia
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Last Name |
Lewis
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Full Name at Birth |
Mary Edmonia Lewis
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Alternative Name |
Wildflower
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Birthday |
4th July, 1845
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Birthplace |
Albany, NY
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Died |
17th September, 1907
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Place of Death |
London, UK
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Cause of Death |
Kidney Failure
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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Sexuality |
Lesbian
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Religion |
Roman Catholic
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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University |
Oberlin Preparatory College, OH
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Occupation Text |
Sculptor
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Occupation |
Artist
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Claim to Fame |
Sculpture Forever Free, 1867, Hagar, 1875, Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter, 1866
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Mary Edmonia Lewis, "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an African American sculptor, of mixed African-American and Native American (Ojibwe) heritage. Born free in Upstate New York, she worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. She was the first African-American sculptor to achieve national and then international prominence. She began to gain prominence in the United States during the Civil War; at the end of the 19th century, she remained the only Black woman artist who had participated in and been recognized to any extent by the American artistic mainstream. In 2002, the scholar Molefi Kete Asante named Edmonia Lewis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.