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Wikipedia's article on Robert Shaw, as well as a couple of other online sources, give the date of Lewis' bust of Shaw as 1864, not 1867. Any source on the later date? I don't want to make this change without asking, since I'm not an expert on this or any related subject. Iralith 15:59, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Lewis made and sold 100 plaster copies of her Shaw bust in 1864 in Boston. She sailed for Italy the next year with commissions to put Shaw and other portraits in marble. See http://www.edmonialewis.com/chronology.htm
If I recall correctly, there were two versions of the Shaw bust, one in 1864 and one in 1867. I'll have to check my extensive references on the subject when I get home. cbustapeck 16:12, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
According to LGBTQ, she was probably lesbian. http://www.glbtq.com/arts/lewis_me.html jcm
Harriet Hosmer page lists her as lesbian, as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomaso ( talk • contribs) 19:28, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
References should include:
Romare Bearden and Harry Henderson, History of African American Artists from 1792 to the present (Pantheon, 1993), p. 54-77, 485-489, still the most complete biography in print.
Kirsten Pai Buick, “Sentimental Education of Mary Edmonia Lewis: Identity, Culture, and Ideal Works,” PhD diss., 1999.
Charmaine A. Nelson, The Color of Stone, (University of Minnesota Press, 2007. AlbertHenderson ( talk) 14:15, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
"American sculptor of mixed race (African, Ojibwe and Haitian)" is pretty awkward in that none of the three is considered a "race". "Mixed ethnicity" would probably be best. 76.112.232.174 ( talk) 04:16, 13 September 2012 (UTC)corneliusdetroit
I am a student at Muhlenberg College and I plan to make edits to this article for a project for a class. Here are the edits I plan to make:
Move line “In 2002, the scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Edmonia Lewis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans” from “Death” section to Intro section. It seems out of place to have this one line follow a paragraph about how where she died. Also include in the intro that her nationality was African-American and Native American, for it was an important factor in her career.
Remove separate header of “Incident at Oberlin College” and add that information under the “Early life and education” section. Lewis was never actually charged with committing a crime, and the incident probably does not warrant its own section.
Change the header “Work” to something like “Most popular works” and remove sub-header “Descriptions of most popular works.” This section should go into deeper analysis of how these works relate, or don’t relate, to Lewis’ overall style. It also should talk more about Lewis’ decision to exclude racial facial features from her female subjects. This section’s picture should be replaced with one of the three works being talked about.
The three citations for further reading are all from the same author, so look for different authors to include for more variety.
Caro.woods95 ( talk) 17:10, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
The article looks very complete and professional. The information that you added is very concise and well worded. Maybe you could separate the early life and education section into two different sections and maybe add in more pictures that aren't just the work she did but otherwise it is very good. Emmashavrick ( talk) 18:00, 23 November 2014 (UTC)Emmashavrick
This article has great information and is well written. After reading this article I did not feel like I was left with any questions. It seems very inclusive and the edits benefit the article. The introduction section that includes the short biography could include information about her legacy/what she was known for, or this could be an additional section. Alexa36 ( talk) 23:47, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
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There is a line spacing error below the introductory paragraph. 24.136.105.50 ( talk) 18:34, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
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under posthumous exhibitions: Wildfire Test Pit, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, August 30, 2016–June 12, 2017. Fred Wilson's work based on the life and art of Edmonia Lewis. Mharding ( talk) 20:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
In the Family section, remove the link for Sunset Hills Cemetery. That link is for a cemetery in Georgia, but the text says that the brother is buried in Bozeman, MT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ideasandinfo ( talk • contribs) 04:31, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
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Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), also known as "Wildfire", was a sculptor of African-American and Native American heritage. Born free from slavery, Lewis spent her childhood in Upstate New York and New Jersey before moving to Boston in 1864 to pursue her career as a sculptor. After training with marble-bust specialist Edward Augustus Brackett, Lewis opened her own studio later in 1864. In 1866, she moved to Rome, Italy, citing "opportunities for art culture" and finding "a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color" as reasons for the move. She went on to spend most of her adult career there. Her largest and most significant work was a marble sculpture weighing more than 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) showing the death of Cleopatra, which was created for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. This albumen print of Lewis was produced in around 1870 by the German-American photographer Henry Rocher. Photograph credit: Henry Rocher; restored by Adam Cuerden
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