Image: Hagar by Edmonia Lewis

Description: Edmonia Lewis's sculpture depicts Hagar, the biblical maidservant to Sarah and Abraham who was banished to the wilderness by Sarah in a jealous rage. Hagar has often been used as a symbol of survival and courage. Lewis depicts the figure wandering with an empty water jug at her feet.
Title: Hagar by Edmonia Lewis
Credit: ©David Finn Archive, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC •Catalog: https://library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1p5jkvq/alma9935703804896
Author: David Finn
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