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Finding Edmonia Lewis and Others

  • M. Richardson
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The emphasis is on 19th-Century African American artists Edmonia Lewis, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Edward Mitchell Bannister, and Meta Warrick Fuller.

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Bust of Christ by Edmonia Lewis, 1870

Exciting Edmonia Lewis Discovery

  • September 15th, 2015 00:30

EXCITING EDMONIA LEWIS DISCOVERY An important discovery has been made of an1870 Bust of Christ by the Afro-Indian ...

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Image identified as Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley or Dido Elizabeth Belle?

  • May 29th, 2014 12:51

Now that we have the fascinating story of Dido Belle, let’s take another look at the supposed portrait of the ...

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Sculptor's Death Date Unearthed: Edmonia Lewis Died in London in 1907

  • January 9th, 2011 14:55

Cultural historian Marilyn Richardson has solved one of the persistent mysteries of American art history: where and ...

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Lewis Indian Group

New Discovery: Three Indians in Battle by Edmonia Lewis

  • December 30th, 2010 13:08

Written by Marilyn Richardson. Gabriel's Auctioneers in Norwood, Massachusetts, was surprised that almost as soon ...

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