MS01.01.03.B02.F10.040

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When the American Centennial
Exhibition opened its doors to an
eager [Superscript: ^awaiting ][superscrpt: public] this May 10, 1876, [superscript: in Philidelphia] two
Black American artists were represented
among the many painters + sculpters [struck out: artists] who ex-
hibited well over [struck out: more than] one thousand
works in Memorial Hall. Earlie's
Mentioir has been made of Edward
M. Bannister who. [struck out: having] [cuon?] the
Bronze Metal for a landscape,
a subject area which received more
prizes than any others. Few woman
artists were represented, Though much [struck out: greatly]
to the surprise of many a black woman
was among the ranks of this
small but professional number. Echmonia
Lewis was represented [struck out: with] by a
work which was executed in the Neo-Classic Tradition, a
called The Dying Cleopatra *^[struck out: illegible] [Side note: *sensitive knowledge of An architecture of handsome,^her own ^racial corked marble,]
original and an unending desire to
Show the salient inequalities inherent
in American society- were the basic
ingredients which Provided [struck out: clominated commanded]
subject matter for this young lady [struck out: many of the subject]
[struck out: artist] whose independence as an
individualist strongly rivaled
[Struck out: her that tempo] the caustic person-
ality, she is said to have possessed [struck out: exhibited]

[In left margin]: *rive Exibition.
Century, Africa. Larads
The work was described*