The Incredible Story of Edmonia Lewis, America’s First Black and Indigenous International Art Star
Tourists flocked Lewis's studio, but she died in obscurity. Now, she's back in the spotlight....
The Artist Was Admired by the Likes of Frederick Douglass and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Her Lifetime, but After a Period of Fame She Sank Into Obscurity – and This Landmark Survey is Long Overdue
From the April 2026 issue of Apollo. Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), an American sculptor long based in Rome,...