Edmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international fame. Adopting a neoclassical style then widely popular, she found ...

Paul Getty Medal in 2019 and the honor of being the first Black woman to have a Museum of Modern Art solo exhibition. Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis (1844-1907) shattered glass ceilings in a white ...

Can a sculpture convey power? Historically, sculpture has been one of the key ways to depict who is in charge and who is worth remembering.