Finding Cleopatra
Object Details
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution
- Copyright
- © Smithsonian 2016
- Description
Edmonia Lewis was the first American woman of color to achieve international fame as a sculptor. Her 3,000-pound masterwork, “The Death of Cleopatra,” commemorated another powerful woman who broke with convention… and then the sculpture disappeared. On this episode of Sidedoor, we find them both.
- Duration
- 26:51 MINS
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subtitle
- Edmonia Lewis was the first American woman of color to achieve international fame as a sculptor.
- Size
- 38.7 MB
- Uploaded
- Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0000
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Podcast
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- See More From Collection
- Sidedoor
- Smithsonian Institution
- Topic
- Smithsonian Sidedoor
- Record ID
- podcasts_333600507fc2ed61130e3fae4c756edd
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- Usage conditions apply
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