Edmonia Lewis
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Antonio Torres Jurado
- Camille Claudel
- Edward Linley Sambourne
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER II
- Gustav Klimt
- Ira Aldridge
- Isadora Duncan
- Katherine Mansfield
- Lluis Domenechi Montaner
- Luisa Tetrazzini
- Matilda Joyner Jones
| Introduction | Well hello there! My name is Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis. I am the first African-American/Native American female sculptor. The "Wildfire" in my name came from my mothers culture of Chippewa Indian. I was raised by her tribe when she and my father died when I was four. My brother named Samuel W. Lewis, or "Sunset" as we called him,helped me attend grammar school when I was twelve and later helped me attend New York Central College which was a Baptist abolitionist school. Well thats all I have for now, but I'll talk to you later and fill you in on other things you might want to know. Goodbye for now! Sources: Women in History.Edmonia Lewis biography.Last updated 2/25/2011.Lakewood Public Library.Date accessed 2/25/2011.http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/ lewi-edm.htm ; Angel Oil Painting Art Co.Edmonia Lewis Biography.Date accessed 2/25/2011.http://www.angelartco.com/ art-histoy/Edmonia ; About.com.Edmonia Lewis.Date accessed 2/25/2011.http://womenshistoryabout. com |
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