Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller and Edmonia Lewis
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller and Mary Edmonia Lewis In the past, women have had a considerable amount of obstacles to face in the work field. ... Artist such as Edmonia Lewis, and Meta Fuller are just a few artist who have all striven because of their race, gender, and field. ... I will be discussing the lives of Edmonia Lewis and Meta Fuller, their work, and the bond that ties them all of these great women artist together. ... Both Fuller and Lewis were able to express their most pressing issues clearly in the work they exhibited. ... The sculptor Meta Fuller born in 1877 received a prestigious education in Paris and very was very fortunate to work with some highly recognized sculptors of the time. Creator of The Awakening of Ethiopia and The Talking Skull, Fuller directly addresses African American themes boldly for an artist of her time, race, and gender. ... Mary Edmonia Lewis, similarly to Fuller was also a sculptor who overcame momentous amounts of prejudice. A student of Oberlin College, the first interracial and coeducational institution in the United States Lewis was destine to face several adversities.