Lewis, Edmonia-Hiawatha, 1868

Article: After More Than 150 Years, Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Finally Gets Her Degree

Posted on by Dr. Hawley

Sculptress Edmonia Lewis created amazing works despite the racism and sexism prevalent in the art world of the 19th Century. This article from Smithsonian Magazine details the challenges she faced in getting her college degree, and her college is now trying to at least partially right a wrong that was made more than 150 years ago.

link to After More Than 150 Years, Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Finally Gets Her Degree

Published by Dr. Hawley

I'm a Humanities professor at PHSC, and I've decided to put a blog together to help my students do research in their humanities and art appreciation classes.

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