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.
See @wcaleb on Twitter for an excellent selection of excerpts from Phillips’ writings including this passage.
Posted in 19th century, Edmonia Lewis, John Brown, Wendell Phillips
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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.
Posted in 19th century, E. Brackett, Edmonia Lewis, John Brown, Sculpture
Tagged abolitionist, E. Brackett, Edmonia Lewis, John Brown, Sculpture
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