Podcast Episode 57: Edmonia Lewis

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this week's episode, I'm discussing the life and works of sculptor Edmonia Lewis!

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Cover Image:

Albumen print of Edmonia Lewis

c. 1870

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Death of Cleoptra

1876

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Hagar

1875

CC 0 via Smithsonian American Art Museum

Hiawatha

c. 1868

CC 0 via Wikimedia Commons

Edmonia Lewis' Restored Grave

CC 4.0 (John Doe - E M Lander Company) via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edmonia-lewis-2914

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/edmonia-lewis

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/edmonia-lewis-smithsonian-american-art-museum/gQJi3NKm3VagLg?hl=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/death-cleopatra-33878

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/hagar-14627

https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/john-brown