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Illustrating "The Crisis" Pt. 2
“Dear Miss Wheeler, I am returning herewith one of the pictures which you made for Jessie Fauset’s story…. “ Laura’s work as an...
Valerie Harris
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Illustrating The Crisis: Pt 1
Laura Wheeler Waring was one of the first women artists to regularly contribute illustrations to The Crisis magazine.
Valerie Harris
May 28, 20244 min read
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After Paris? Enter: W.E.B. DuBois and The Crisis
Laura Wheeler Waring begins a long association with W.E.B. DuBois as an illustrator for The Crisis magazine.
Valerie Harris
May 14, 20243 min read
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"Darn This War!" The dream summer in Paris ends abruptly
Settling into her summer sojourn, Laura began plotting her version of the grand tour. “From Paris I intended to go to Geneva and then to...
Valerie Harris
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Sisters Abroad: Laura Wheeler Waring and Jessie Fauset, Paris, 1914
Although Laura was now in Paris independent of her Academy classmates, she was not alone for long. Visiting Paris at the time were two...
Valerie Harris
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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