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Sculptor

Edmonia Lewis

1844–1907

Edmonia Lewis was a sculptor of African American and Ojibwe heritage. The Smithsonian American Art Museum states that her father was Black and her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa), and that she was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. She moved to Rome in 1865 and worked in marble. The Met's Hiawatha is marble, 1868, made in Rome.

One marble. Edmonia Lewis carved Hiawatha in Rome in 1868. She was a sculptor of African American and Ojibwe heritage. The Smithsonian American Art Museum states that her father was Black and her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa), and that she was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. She moved to Rome in 1865 and did her own stonework. The bust is 13 3/4 inches, accession 2015.287.1 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Open Access record has isPublicDomain true. The file is sharp enough for a 12 × 18 paper poster at $34, with no rolled canvas. A framed print starts at $149. Gallery canvas, metal, and vinyl are offered too. Free US shipping on framed, canvas, metal, vinyl and posters $44 and up. Our smallest $29 and $34 posters ship for $9.95.