I came across this article about Edmonia Lewis, an African-American sculpture who achieved success in the nineteenth century. It’s a neat article, it’s not that long, so just take a moment and read it.
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One of the statues pictured look awfully familiar to me: The Death of Cleopatra.
I swore that I’d seen in the Luce Gallery. When we took our daughter to participate in one of the Luce’s many family friendly events (this one a ‘color-in’) I made a point to find it and snap a picture.
All the world is all around you, if you just take a moment to put the pieces together.