An African Queen at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1876: Edmonia lewis's The Death of Cleopatra Naurice Frank Woods, Jr. Abstract Mary Edmonia Lewis (ca. (160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.)

(160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.) THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA / THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM! The sculpture was lost for a century. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her work, which features themes of freedom and abolition, became popular after the Civil War and earned her numerous accolades. Upon her arrival in Boston, Lewis connected with the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Lewis captured the image of Cleopatra just after her death, her face trapped in a slight smile, her body gone limp in her throne. Lewis created the "The Death of Cleopatra" for the 1876 Philadelphia Centenniel, and it was also displayed at the 1878 Chicago Exposition. Deborah Cherry and Janice Helland (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2006). Data Source Smithsonian American Art Museum Luce Center Label Cleopatra (69 - 30 BCE), the legendary queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE, is often best known for her dramatic suicide, allegedly from the fatal bite of a poisonous snake.

Edmonia Lewis, born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907 Sitter Cleopatra Luce Center Label Cleopatra (69 - 30 BCE), the legendary queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE, is often best known for her dramatic suicide, allegedly from the fatal bite of a poisonous snake. Edmonia Lewis, The Death of Cleopatra, carved 1876, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Historical Society of Forest Park, Illinois, 1994.17. ISBN 9780754631972 Smithsonian American Art Museum. Miss Lewis’ Cleopatra, like the figures sculptured by Story and Gould, is seated in a chair; the poison of the asp has done its work, and the Queen is dead. "Edmonia Lewis's Death of Cleopatra: White Marble, Black Bodies, and Racial Crisis in America," Local/Global: Women Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, eds. Artist: Edmonia Lewis, born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907 Medium: marble Dimensions: 63 x 31 1/4 x 46 in. Thus, Cleopatra died with dignity and respect for herself. Cleopatra famously used the poison bite of an asp to bring about her death, possibly the most well-known self-induced death in history. The effects of death are represented with such skill as to be absolutely repellant – and it is a question whether a statue of the ghastly characteristics of this one does not overstep the bounds of legitimate art. Edmonia Lewis’ The Death of Cleopatra, 1876, marble, 63 x 31.25 x 46 inches. Moreover, she chose death by the asp, which is considered a symbol of royalty and dignity. (160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.) The Death of Cleopatra was sculpted by Edmonia Lewis for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The Death of Cleopatra (Spanish: La Muerte de Cleopatra), also known simply as Cleopatra, is an 1881 painting made by the Filipino painter Juan Luna.The painting was a silver medalist or second prize winner during the 1881 National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid (Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes).The 1881 Madrid painting contest was Luna's first art exposition. Upon her arrival in Boston, Lewis connected with the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. This death was the subject of a fantastic sculpture by Edmonia Lewis, one of the greatest sculptors in American history. Artist: Edmonia Lewis, born Greenbush (now Rensselaer), NY 1844-died London, England 1907 Medium: marble Dimensions: 63 x 31 1/4 x 46 in. Here, Edmonia Lewis portrayed Cleopatra in the moment after her death, wearing her royal attire, in majestic repose on a throne.

Gift of the Historical Society of Forest Park, Illinois.
Lewis, who often lacked the money to hire help, chiseled most of her own figures.


Lewis captured the image of Cleopatra just after her death, her face trapped in a slight smile, her body gone limp in her throne.


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