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Edmonia Lewis Quotes

1844–1907 United States

Edmonia Lewis (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907) was an American sculptor.

United States
Sculptors

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I have strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.

Some praise me because I am a colored girl, and I don’t want that kind of praise…I had rather you would point out my defects, for that will teach me something.

There is nothing so beautiful as the free forest. To catch a fish when you are hungry, cut the boughs of a tree, make a fire to roast it, and eat it in the open air, is the greatest of all luxuries. I would not stay a week pent up in cities, if it were not for my passion for art.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edmonia Lewis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.