19th Century American Women Sculptors
American women also became active sculptors during the Italian Period despite the sexism of the age. Among the women who acquired both commissions and fame were Edmonia Lewis, Harriet Hosmer, Anne Whitney, Vinnie Ream and Emma Stebbins).
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Harriet Hosmer, Zenobia in chains, 1857, Saint Louis Art Museum
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Emma Stebbins' Bethesda Fountain
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Vinnie Ream's Lincoln
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Charles Sumner by Anne Whitney
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