Daniel Fuller (@fuller315) reviews “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone,” the first major retrospective devoted to the artist, on view at the Georgia Museum of Art (@georgiamuseum), Athens.

“Lewis’s biography is so exceptional that it encourages viewers to understand the work through the extraordinary circumstances of its making. But improbability is not the same thing as artistic achievement. In Rome, Lewis built a studio, cultivated patrons, employed assistants, repeated successful compositions, and made things people wanted to buy. She was not simply surviving nineteenth century racism and sexism. She was an ambitious professional artist navigating an international market.” Read more from the review at the link in bio. “Edmonia Lewis: Set in Stone” is on view at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia through January 3, 2027. — 1. Edmonia Lewis, “Forever Free,” 1867; carrara marble, 41 3/4 x 22 1/2 x12 3/8 inches. Image courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2. Gisela Torres, still from “Reverie and Slumber,” 2020; 3D print projection video with sound. © Gisela Torres, image courtesy the artist. 3. Edmonia Lewis, “Spring,” 1880; marble, collection of Dr. Sheryl Colyer. Image courtesy Georgia Museum of Art.