Category Archives: Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis on The View

Posted on February 14, 2020 | 2 comments

For Valentine’s Day, EL is part of the conversation on The View

Here’s her Cupid Caught In A Trap (1872-76)

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Edmonia Lives! New York Times Obit

Posted on July 26, 2018 | Leave a comment

Always nice to be quoted in the Times:

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Edmonia Lewis Grave Marker

Posted on March 28, 2018 | 1 comment

A new article about Lewis, some of my research, and the grave marker installed by Bobbi Reno.

 

https://hyperallergic.com/434881/edmonia-lewis-grave/

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New Edmonia Lewis Video

Posted on February 7, 2017 | Leave a comment

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It was a real pleasure to be a part of this project by the brilliant cinematographer

Roberto Mighty.

http://mountauburn.org/2017/edmonia-lewis

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Edmonia Lewis Google Doodle Of The Day! How About That?!

Posted on January 31, 2017 | 1 comment


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http://time.com/4656108/google-doodle-sculptor-edmonia-lewis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=FaceBook

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Wendell Phillips Born On This Day 1811

Posted on November 29, 2016 | Leave a comment

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Relief bust of Wendell Phillips by Edmonia Lewis. The original dates from c. 1864. This signed and dated version was carved in Rome in 1871.

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See @wcaleb on Twitter for an excellent selection of excerpts from Phillips’ writings including this passage.

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A Bust Of John Brown Recovered

Posted on November 8, 2016 | Leave a comment

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A nice account of the recovery and history of this important marble bust of John Brown by the New England sculptor Edward (sometimes identified as Edwin) Brackett. He was Edmonia Lewis’s teacher in Boston. His influence on her work is particularly notable in her own heroic busts of figures such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, among others.

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New Edmonia Lewis Article!

Posted on November 2, 2015 | 1 comment

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Really nice piece on Edmonia Lewis (even if I’m not totally objective, of course). Talia Lavin writes so beautifully, and she packs a great amount of information into the article

http://the-toast.net/2015/11/02/the-life-and-death-of-edmonia-lewis/

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