"Forever Free," a marble sculpture by Edmonia Lewis that shows a standing man, freed from enslavement, raising his left hand, around the wrist of which we can see a broken shackle. Kneeling at his side is a woman with her hands clasped in prayer.

Forever Free

1867

  • Artist

    Edmonia Lewis
    American, ca. 1844 – 1907

  • Medium

    Marble

  • Dimensions

    41 3/4 × 21 1/2 × 12 3/8 inches

  • Credit Line

    Howard University Fine Arts Collection

  • Object Number

    67.9.S

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