Edmonia Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmonia Lewis

American sculptor

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1844

Place of Birth: Rensselaer County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1907

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mary Edmonia Lewis (c.
July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy.
Born free in New York, she was the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame and recognition as a sculptor in the fine arts world.
Her work is known for incorporating themes relating to black people and indigenous peoples of the Americas into Neoclassical-style sculpture.
She began to gain prominence in the United States during the American Civil War; at the end of the 19th century, she remained the only black woman who had participated in and been recognized to any degree by the American artistic mainstream.
In 2002, the scholar Molefi Kete Asante named Edmonia Lewis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

Henry Rocher (1824–1887)
Alternative names	H. Rocher
Description	German-American photographer
Date of birth/death	19 November 1824	1887
Location of birth	Vetschau
Work location	Chicago
Authority control	: Q61985858 VIAF: 88459016 LCCN: no2009066443 WorldCat