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The Death of Cleopatra
If you do, you can attend this special program for museum members only.

Deputy Chief Curator George Gurney discusses the work of African American sculptor Edmonia Lewis in a lecture entitled "The Elusive Sculpture of Edmonia Lewis." This members-only lecture begins at 6:30 P.M. tonight at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Lecture Hall. RSVP to the membership coordinator at (202) 357-4836.

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Pictured: Edmonia Lewis, 1843/45–after 1911, The Death of Cleopatra, carved 1876, marble, 63 x 31 1/4 x 46 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Historical Society of Forest Park, Illinois.