Art History Series: Edmonia Lewis

[@franciscatoribiorodriguez273]

Gracias ❤

[@teeohsea3298]

you are making my life so easy! thanks from BR!

[@sandrayonekura9371]

I just loved it!❤ So fascinating!👏 Thks from BR!

[@northwestregionallibrarysy3194]

Thank you for watching!! Edmonia Lewis' story is fascinating along beautiful sculptures!

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

Mary Edmonia Lewis was the daughter of Samuel Lewis and Catherine Mike Lewis. Samuel Lewis was an Afro Caribbean immigrant from the French West Indies, specifically Haiti. Catherine was a Native American woman from the Chippewa Tribe. Mary had one older half brother who was born to Samuel Sr and his first wife in Haiti.

[@northwestregionallibrarysy3194]

Thank you for adding!!

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

You're welcome! 😁

[@andrewsartwork]

being buried in an unmarked grave is like the most disrespectful act i could imagine that’s so horrible

[@kathleencaffrey1716]

I honestly had no idea she existed. Thank you so much for this. Is there a written biography I could read?

[@northwestregionallibrarysy3194]

Thank you Kathleen! Seen: Edmonia Lewis (True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers) by Jasmine Wells is a graphic novel biography that is in our library collection that was great. If looking for another title: Child of the Fire by Kirsten Pai Buick looked interesting and received good reviews.