Portrait of Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)

This carte de visite ("calling card" style photograph) is the only known photograph of the American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis, taken in Rome, where she had a studio. It probably dates from around 1874–76. Despite overwhelming odds, Edmonia Lewis found international success as a...

Photograph

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Private collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2011, by gift.
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