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Fun Fact Friday - Edmonia Lewis and The Death of Cleopatra
Fun Fact Friday - Edmonia Lewis and The Death of Cleopatra
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This is a#funfactfriday mini-episode about Edmonia Lewis and her sculpture The Death of Cleopatra. After it was exhibited in Philadelphia for the Centennial Exhibition, it was put into storage in Chicago. It would later sit in a saloon, mark the grave of a horse, and serve as an arts and crafts project for some local Boy Scouts before finally being professionally restored and displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Art.
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Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast.
Connect with me:
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tiktok
Support the show:
Merch from TeePublic | Buy me a coffee
As always you can find images of the work being discussed at www.WhoARTedPodcast.com and of course, please leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. You might hear it read out on the show.
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Released:
Feb 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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