Lost for a Century: The Cleopatra Sculpture Found Hidden as a Horse’s Gravestone Reveals Shocking Secrets
Adams’ troop tried to clean up the damaged sculpture themselves by covering it with a coat of white paint — which only made the restoration process more difficult when the Smithsonian American Art Museum finally came into possession of the piece in 1994.
Even once the sculpture was found, Edmonia Lewis remained largely forgotten. After her death in 1907, “her studio wasn’t preserved, many of her works disappeared, and for years even her burial site was unknown,” details Onyechi.
Recently, however, Lewis’ oeuvre has been the center of renewed attention. Now, those interested in seeing her work can view it as part of a traveling exhibition. “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone” will be open at the Georgia Museum of Art and then the North Carolina Museum of Art from August 2026 until July 2027.
While The Death of Cleopatra is not currently on view, art historians hope that it may soon make a public reappearance at the Smithsonian.
All That’s Interesting reached out to Onyechi via email and Instagram direct message.
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