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Laura Wheeler Waring Biography Blog


Talking Legacy at NY Art Week
Valerie Harris spoke about the legacy of artist Laura Wheeler Waring at Future Fair 2025 during New York Art Week. Valerie was a guest of Less Than Half, the women artists advocacy platform founded by Hall W. Rockefeller.

Valerie Harris
May 293 min read
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Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: A Review
This book chronicles the rich history of African Americans in Philadelphia, PA, as reflected in the city’s built landscape.

Valerie Harris
Apr 12 min read
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"Who Deserves To Be Remembered?" Biography as Cultural History
"Who deserves to be remembered?" Historic Eden Cemetery is the final resting place of many Philadelphia notables and everyday heroes alike.

Valerie Harris
Mar 254 min read
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Black Biography as Cultural Preservation
Black biography as cultural preservation

Valerie Harris
Mar 183 min read
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The Legacy of Black Artists of the 1920s in Shaping Cultural Narratives
The Legacy of Black Artists in Shaping Cultural Narratives during the "Jazz Age" in America.

Valerie Harris
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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Building Blocks for Black Heritage Preservation: The Conference, The Mission
The movement to preserve Black Heritage Sites is underway in Philadelphia! Storytelling and Biography as Cultural Preservation

Valerie Harris
May 7, 20242 min read
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An Elite Upbringing
"I remember being taken to the art galleries in Hartford many times...I cannot remember a time I did not have a great thrill with my...

Valerie Harris
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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