We're back for next installment of Woman Crush Wednesday!
The first one of 2017-- Edmonia Lewis, and you can thank Google for that, literally!
It's February 1, and if you're an avid internet user, or go to Google to solve your problems, you were created with...
So naturally, I needed to find more--
Mary Edmonia Lewis (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. She was the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a sculptor in the fine arts world. Her work is known for incorporating themes relating to black people and indigenous peoples of the Americas into Neoclassical style sculpture. She began to gain prominence during the American Civil War, and by the end of the 19th century, she was the only black woman who had participated in and been recognized to any degree by the American artistic mainstream. In 2002, the scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Edmonia Lewis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.[1]
Thank you,
Wikipedia. No matter what any teacher or professor told me- I'll always lean on Wikipedia.
If Wikipedia isn't enough, here's a more "credible" source...
It's a great read.
On National Freedom Day, I'm glad to honor Edmonia Lewis.
See you next week.
xo,
KJB
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