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10 Great Women Sculptors You Should Know

Errika Gerakiti*

  26 June 2023 

dailyartmagazine.com

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Just like traditionally in painting, art history has acknowledged mainly male sculptors. However, that doesn’t mean that women haven’t made powerful statements through sculpture. As we embrace change and move forwards, more women artists are being drawn from obscurity. In this case, we talk about 10 great women sculptors. Some are already famous, especially the contemporary ones. Others not so much, yet!

1. Luisa Roldán

Luisa Roldán was born in 1652, in Seville, Spain. She is the first documented female sculptor in Spain. Unfortunately, she is one of the lesser-known great women sculptors. In 1688, she moved to Madrid and a few years later she became the Court Sculptor to Habsburg King Charles II. Despite her position in the palace, Roldán faced serious financial problems and died in poverty. She created religious sculptures for churches in the Baroque style. She also made small terracotta works that were popular in the lower social and working classes of Spain.

 

2. Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis was born in 1844 to an African American father and a Native American mother. Sadly both of them passed away while she was still very young. In the 1860s, Lewis managed to attend Oberlin College for a few years. She was awfully mistreated there though. She was accused of theft and poisoning her classmates. Using this accusation as an excuse, a mob attacked her and beat her savagely. Lewis was brought to trial where she proved her innocence.

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*Errika Gerakiti - Production Manager - Para Bellum Games Ltd