![]() ![]() Her father was Afro-Haitian, and her mother was part African American, part Mississauga Ojibwa. Mary Edmonia Lewis was born in Greenbush, New York in 1844. ![]() Unlike most neoclassical subjects popular at the time, the subjects of her works also dealt with themes of emancipation and freedom, specifically as they related to women and Black Americans. You may have seen her as the recently featured Google Doodle, but who really was Edmonia Lewis? In addition to being the first African American woman to gain international prominence as a sculptor, her works also inspired the early feminist movement. Featuring work by artists of color, women artists and LGBTQIA artists and sharing the narratives that have been erased or forgotten over time, this series seeks to introduce our readers to works by great artists who succeeded despite the institutional boundaries and oppression that they faced. The title of the series references a 1971 essay of the same name by art historian Linda Nochlin, which examines the institutional boundaries that have prevented Women artists from succeeding in the arts. ![]() ![]() “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” is a new WAM Collective blog series highlighting the overlooked and underrepresented artistic contributions of American artists. ![]()
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