"Edmonia Lewis created classically inspired works that championed the social causes of the day, including emancipation and Indigenous sovereignty, yet she died in obscurity in 1907."
"The remarkable traveling exhibition is the result of seven years of planning, due to the logistical and financial challenges of showing large-scale works in marble, Lewis's favored medium."
"There was no cache of papers. It was a matter of sifting through, looking for fragments of correspondence and press interviews, and following those trails to find her work."
Edmonia Lewis, born in 1844, was the first Black and Indigenous artist in the U.S. to achieve international recognition as a sculptor. Her works focused on social issues like emancipation and Indigenous sovereignty. Despite her success, she died in obscurity in 1907 and was buried in an unmarked grave. A retrospective titled 'Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone' is currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum, showcasing 30 of her known sculptures after extensive research to locate them.
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