New Edmonia Lewis exhibit at Georgia Museum of Art

Summary by The Atlanta Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Sherri Daye Scott, as published by Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods) · September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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On Sept. 9, curator Shawnya Harris will lead visitors into the galleries of the Georgia Museum of Art and stop first in front of “Forever Free.” It’s a deliberate choice. As Harris put it, she wants starts there “to remind the visitor that [Lewis] was creating in the immediate aftermath of slaver...

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