On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to sculptor Edmonia Lewis! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of the first woman of African- American and Native- American descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor. 
Sources/articles about Edmonia Lewis:

https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-edmonia-lewis
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edmonia-lewis-2914
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/edmonia-lewis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis

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