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Mary Edmonia Lewis, The Artists
Portrait of Mary Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis was a U.S. Woman Artist, Artist of the African Diaspora and Sculptor born on July 4, 1844. Edmonia Lewis contributed to the Neoclassical movement and died on September 17, 1907.

Columbus, Mary Edmonia Lewis

Columbus 1865 – 1867

Forever Free, Mary Edmonia Lewis

Forever Free 1867

Bust of Dr. Dio Lewis, Mary Edmonia Lewis

Bust of Dr. Dio Lewis 1868

Hiawatha's Marriage, Mary Edmonia Lewis

Hiawatha's Marriage 1871

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, The ArtistsPortrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Painted for Marie Antoinette and never made a dime

1755 – 1842
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

1720 – 1778
Anton Raphael Mengs, The ArtistsPortrait of Anton Raphael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs

1728 – 1779
18012000

Osman Hamdi Bey

Emma Sandys

Mary Edmonia Lewis

Sarah Bernhardt

Thomas Eakins

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