Young Octavian, (sculpture).

Young Octavian, (sculpture).

Lewis, Edmonia, 1844-1907, sculptor.

Young Octavian, (sculpture).

16 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

(On back center of chest, incised:) Facsimile by E. Lewis signed

Portrait male -- Octavian

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & G Streets, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1983.95.180

Formerly in the collection of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Gift of Robbins, Norman, Mr. & Mrs.,

National Museum of American Art, 1990.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006.

"Sharing Traditions: Five Black Artists in Nineteenth-Century America," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press (National Museum of American Art), 1985, no. 33.

"Sharing Traditions: Five Black Artists in Nineteenth-Century America," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press (National Museum of American Art), 1985, fig. 45.

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