In the late 19th century, a time when the world of fine art sculpture was almost exclusively the domain of white men, sculptor Edmonia Lewis (~1844-1907) — a woman of Black and Ojibwe descent ...

EAST GREENBUSH — A new sign honoring 19th-century sculptor Edmonia Lewis, who hailed from the town, has been erected on the front lawn of the East Greenbush Town Hall on Columbia Turnpike.

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 ...

From a series of coins to a museum in the making, their groundbreaking achievements gain new visibility Women Who Shaped History The artwork by Edmonia Lewis, the first African American sculptor ...

The sign honoring 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis erected by the town of East Greenbush outside its town hall on Columbia Turnpike, as seen Friday, Oct. 25. Bobbie Reno, the East Greenbush ...