About the Artwork
Minnehaha
1868
Mary Edmonia Lewis
1845 - 1907
American
Unknown
Marble
Overall (by sight): 11 × 6 × 3 1/2 inches (27.9 × 15.2 × 8.9 cm)
Sculpture
African American Art
Gift of the Centennial Planning Committee for Sharing Traditions and Romare Bearden Exhibitions with a major contribution from Founders Junior Council
1986.33
Public Domain
Markings
Signed, lower back of bust: Edmonia Lewis
Dated on back of base: 1868 Inscribed on lower back of bust, under signature: Fecit A Roma Titled on front of base: Minnehaha
Provenance
1986, purchased for the DIA by the Founders Junior Council and the Centennial Planning Committee for Sharing
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Holland, Juanita Maria. "Mary Edmonia Lewis's Minnehaha: Gender, Race, and the Indian Maid." Bulletin of the DIA 69, no. 1/2 (1995): 26-35.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Mary Edmonia Lewis, Minnehaha, 1868, marble. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Centennial Planning Committee for Sharing Traditions and Romare Bearden Exhibitions with a major contribution from Founders Junior Council, 1986.33.
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