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Child of the Fire: Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History's Black and Indian Subject
Child of the Fire Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History's Black and Indian Subject
Author: Kirsten Pai Buick
Child of the Fire is the first book-length examination of the career of the nineteenth-century artist Mary Edmonia Lewis, best known for her sculptures inspired by historical and biblical themes. Throughout this richly illustrated study, Kirsten Pai Buick investigates how Lewis and her work were perceived, and their meanings manipulated, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780822342663
ISBN-10: 0822342669
Publication Date: 2/1/2010
Pages: 344
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Publisher: Duke University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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