Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis

02.12.2026

A screenshot of an article from the New York Times featuring an image of Edmonia Lewis' sculpture of Cleopatra.

A screenshot of an article from the New York Times featuring an image of Edmonia Lewis' sculpture of Cleopatra.

Read the full New York Times article here(opens in new tab), including quotes from Shawnya Harris, our Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, and mark your calendar for this exhibition opening here in August(opens in new tab).

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