Edomonia Lewis, also known as “Wildfire,” was an internationally renown artist and sculptor. She was born in 1846 in upstate New York. Her art sold all over the United States and Europe.
Edmonia was half Chippewa and half African American. She based her artwork on her rich heritage. When asked about her heritage , she reportedly said: “I have not a single drop of what is called white blood in my veins. My father was a full-blooded Negro, and my mother was a full-blooded Chippewa…When my mother was dying, she wanted me to promise that I would live three years with er people, and I did.”
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