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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 14, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 10 link 11 artists, 3 galleries

The Incredible Story of Edmonia Lewis, America’s First Black and Indigenous International Art Star

The Peabody Essex Museum has launched "Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone," the first-ever retrospective dedicated to the 19th-century sculptor who was the first Black and Indigenous American artist to achieve international fame. Curated by Shawnya L. Harris and Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, the exhibition is the culmination of seven years of research and detective work to locate surviving marble sculptures and archival fragments. The show tracks her journey from her early life as "Wildfire" to her education at Oberlin College and her eventual professional success in Boston and Rome.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 6 link 3 artists

Edmonia Lewis Was the Earliest Known Black Artist to Depict Emancipation. This Is Her First Retrospective.

The Peabody Essex Museum is hosting "Said in Stone," the first-ever comprehensive retrospective dedicated to Edmonia Lewis, a pioneering 19th-century sculptor of Black and Ojibwe heritage. The exhibition assembles a significant body of her marble works, including the landmark sculpture "Forever Free" (1867), which is recognized as the first formal visual representation of emancipation by a Black American artist. The show traces her journey from her upbringing with her Ojibwe family and her traumatic years at Oberlin College to her eventual success as an expatriate artist in Rome.

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Review: June Leaf retrospective at Oberlin College is a revelation

The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is hosting a major retrospective of the late American artist June Leaf, featuring over 100 works spanning 75 years. The exhibition, which originated at the Addison Gallery of American Art, showcases Leaf’s unique figurative style and her roots in Chicago’s "Monster Roster" group. The show aims to provide art historical justice to an artist who often worked in the shadow of her husband, the legendary photographer Robert Frank.

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Interview: Jon Seydl, John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum

Jon Seydl has been appointed as the new John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. Seydl, who previously served as director of the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art, brings extensive experience in university museums and a background in early modern Italian art history. In an interview, he discusses his deep appreciation for the Allen's collection, particularly self-portraits by Michael Sweerts and William Hogarth, and his vision for the museum as a sanctuary for mental health and interdisciplinary learning.

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