Edmonia Lewis’s powerful works speak to pressing concerns about aesthetic value, materiality, and the representation of race, gender, and class. Come join a conversation about the extraordinary life and art that Lewis carved during the nineteenth century, featuring a group of art historians, curators, and artists: Caitlin Meehye Beach, Gloria Bell, Jennifer DeVere Brody, and yétúndé ọlágbajú, moderated by Jacqueline Francis. Panelists will focus on Lewis’s Anishinaabe and African American ancestry, her neoclassical marble statues, and her travels throughout America, Europe, and in our local California Bay Area. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition
Edmonia Lewis: Indelible Impressions, on view at the Cantor until Jan. 4, 2026.