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July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an American sculptor who worked for most of her career in Rome, Italy. 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 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. </p> </div> <span class="more" id="auhtor_info_more" more="more" less="Less">more</span> <ul class="author__about__options"><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis" class="i-wiki" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Wikipedia article about Edmonia Lewis"></a></li></ul> </div> </section> <div class="switch"> <ul class="switch-view" role="menu"> <li id="switch_cards" role="menuitem" class="active"><i class="i-cards" title="view_as_cards"></i></li> <li id="switch_list" role="menuitem"><i class="i-list" title="view_as_list"></i></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2726/0933/">I thought I knew everything when I came to Rome, but I soon found I had everything to learn.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2726/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/6/2726.v4.jpg" alt="Edmonia Lewis"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edmonia Lewis</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="0933"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="0933" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2726/0933/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20thought%20I%20knew%20everything%20when%20I%20came%20to%20Rome%2C%20but%20I%20soon%20found%20I%20had%20everything%20to%20learn.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2726%2F0933%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/190/">Thought</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/365/">Learn</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1002/">Rome</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2726/0587d/">One day, I saw a statue of Benjamin Franklin, and I said to myself, 'I can do that kind of work, too.'</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2726/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/6/2726.v4.jpg" alt="Edmonia Lewis"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edmonia Lewis</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="0587d"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="0587d" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2726/0587d/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=One%20day%2C%20I%20saw%20a%20statue%20of%20Benjamin%20Franklin%2C%20and%20I%20said%20to%20myself%2C%20%27I%20can%20do%20that%20kind%20of%20work%2C%20too.%27&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2726%2F0587d%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/10/">Work</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/38/">Day</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/239/">Myself</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul><div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2726/22642/">Sometimes the times were dark and the outlook was lonesome, but where there is a will, there is a way. I pitched in and dug at my work until now I am where I am.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2726/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/6/2726.v4.jpg" alt="Edmonia Lewis"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edmonia Lewis</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="22642"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="22642" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2726/22642/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Sometimes%20the%20times%20were%20dark%20and%20the%20outlook%20was%20lonesome%2C%20but%20where%20there%20is%20a%20will%2C%20there%20is%20a%20way.%20I%20pitched%20in%20and%20dug%20at%20my%20work%20until%20now%20I%20am%20where%20I%20am.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2726%2F22642%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/10/">Work</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/77/">Way</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/734/">Dark</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2726/142a/">I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2726/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/6/2726.v4.jpg" alt="Edmonia Lewis"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edmonia Lewis</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="142a"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="142a" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2726/142a/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20was%20practically%20driven%20to%20Rome%20in%20order%20to%20obtain%20the%20opportunities%20for%20art%20culture%20and%20to%20find%20a%20social%20atmosphere%20where%20I%20was%20not%20constantly%20reminded%20of%20my%20color.%20The%20land%20of%20liberty%20had%20no%20room%20for%20a%20colored%20sculptor.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2726%2F142a%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/423/">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/315/">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/781/">Color</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2726/3604b/">My features I take from my father, but my spirit, my industry and perseverance I get from my Indian mother.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2726/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/6/2726.v4.jpg" alt="Edmonia Lewis"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Edmonia Lewis</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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