Photograph
Edmonia Lewis, Sculptor
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Edmonia Lewis (1845-1890), African American Sculptor. Lewis, the first famous American sculptor of African descent, had a Chippewa mother and a free black father. After being orphaned at age twelve, she was adopted by abolitionist parents and eventually developed into an accomplished Neo-classical sculptor. While in Rome, she worked and exhibited with the likes of Harriet Hosmer. Handwritten inscription at bottom of card reads, "Edmonia Lewis." |
| Image ID: | 47870 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Rocher, H. |
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| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Photographer's credit on back reads, "H. Rocher, Photographer, 88 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. Portrait removed from an unknown book, glued to album. See Image ID: 47865 for Harriet Hosmer. |
| Sculptors |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Ephemera |
| African Americans |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
| Adoption |
| Ojibwe people |
| Coats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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