No. 293 · Cast in Bronze & Marble

Hiawatha, Edmonia Lewis, 1868

Faces of Character

Sculpted by Edmonia Lewis · 1868 · Rome

Hiawatha, Edmonia Lewis, 1868 (Edmonia Lewis): Edmonia Lewis carved this marble bust, Hiawatha, in 1868

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Additions

Engraved plate

Hiawatha, Edmonia Lewis, 1868

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The story

Edmonia Lewis carved this marble bust, Hiawatha, in 1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records it as made in Rome, 13 3/4 inches high (object 687670, accession 2015.287.1, Morris K. Jesup and Friends of the American Wing Funds, 2015). The Open Access record has isPublicDomain true. Lewis, 1844–1907, 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.

About the sculptor

Sculptor · 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.

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Details

Catalog: No. 293
Date: 1868
Place: Rome
Archive: The American Wing

Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Wing, 2015.287.1. Public domain. The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain true.

Craft

Moulding: White moulding, chosen to suit this picture. More frames in the frame picker.
Paper: 100% cotton rag archival paper
Inks: Pigment inks
Glazing: UV acrylic. Museum anti-reflective acrylic is $49 more
Plate: Engraved brass, with the story and an optional personal line
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Size guide

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