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william edmondson (c. 1874–1951) was an african-american folk art sculptor who was the first african american to have a solo exhibition (1937) at new york city’s museum of modern art (moma). he was born in davidson county, tennessee, the son of freed slaves, and moved to nashville at the age of 16. he worked on the railroad and then as a janitor at nashville woman’s hospital, becoming a stonemason's assistant and learning to carve lime…
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