Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This bust portrays one of American's best-known cultural figures, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82). Edmonia Lewis specialised in marble statues and busts, such as this one, executed in the neoclassical style. She is hailed as the first African-American woman to successfully develop a career as a professional sculptor.这件半身像所刻画的，是美国最具知名度的文化人物之一——亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗（Henry Wadsworth Longfellow，1807-1882）。埃德蒙娅·刘易斯（Edmonia Lewis）专精于大理石雕塑与半身像创作，本件作品正是其新古典主义风格的典型创作。她被赞誉为首名以职业雕塑家身份成功开辟个人艺坛事业的非裔美国女性。