How Long to Read The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis.?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 11 minutes to read The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis. by Albert Henderson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Winner of the eLit GOLD award: "Illuminating Digital Publishing Excellence." Edmonia Lewis was the first famous "colored sculptor" and the first to idealize her African and American Indian heritages in stone. She flourished from 1864 through 1878, and, as an artist, was a rare instrument for social change in the aftermath of the Civil War. She pressed her case for equality from her studio in Rome, Italy, and with annual tours of the United States. Our new narrative of Lewis's life and art updates many "established facts" - well beyond erroneous birth and death dates - with more than 100,000 words, 50 illustrations, 800 references, bibliography, index, and a reference list of more than 100 works with notes on museum holdings. It is based on private letters, public documents, essays, hundreds of news items, reviews of her work, museum collections, and more than two dozen published interviews. It reveals how a world biased against her color, class, gender and religion received her. Of special interest to African-American and American-Indian studies, as well as art, women's, and American history, the narrative opens an abundance of previously unrecognized sources, reinterprets important relationships, names missing works, and corrects the identification of an important portrait. Students of the nineteenth century will find it a cool counterpoint to the bitter rage of Civil War and Reconstruction. Readers familiar with her legendary icons of race may be surprised by her many portraits and her untold moves to Paris and London. They will also find answers to long-standing questions: Where, when, and how did she die? Why did her encounter with a bronze Ben Franklin leave her reeling? Why did she idealize a woman with African features only once in her career? Why did she never cite the now-famous Forever Free after her first interviews in Rome? Why did she have to stalk Henry Wadsworth Longfellow through the streets to make his portrait? Where was her studio? How often did she tour America? How did she enter her work in the 1876 Centennial expo, which had barred colored people absolutely? What were her relationships with fans, mentors, and fellow sculptors? Who were her rivals, her best friends, and her worst enemies? Fresh evidence, never before collected and collated, argues a novel motive for her erotic masterwork, the Death of Cleopatra, which sits apart in her oeuvre like a hussy in a small town church. Newly realized sources also change our view of her childhood and provide ample support to refute distortions of her personal character, sexuality, and appearance. Harry Henderson was co-author with Romare Bearden of the "landmark" History of African-American Artists from 1792 (Pantheon, 1993) and 6 Black Masters of American Art (Doubleday, 1972). Albert Henderson has contributed to a number of learned journals and books.

How long is The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis.?

The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis. by Albert Henderson is 484 pages long, and a total of 122,936 words.

This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis. Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 11 minutes to read The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis. aloud.

What Reading Level is The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis.?

The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis. is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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