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Laura Wheeler Waring Biography Blog
Valerie Harris
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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.
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Valerie Harris
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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...
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Valerie Harris
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Found! A Long-lost Painting By Laura Wheeler Waring
“Dear Ms. Harris, My mother moved to a senior facility prior to passing away in 2016. In downsizing, some of her pictures were moved into...
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Valerie Harris
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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...
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Valerie Harris
Jan 29, 20243 min read
The Spark of Ambition
By the time she'd graduated from Hartford High School, Laura Wheeler had determined to become an artist. Her father was not pleased.
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Valerie Harris
Nov 4, 20234 min read
Laura Wheeler Waring and Me
Part 2. An Elite Upbringing... Born into the black social elite Waring spent most of her adult life relatively secure, employed as an...
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Valerie Harris
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Laura Wheeler Waring and Me
Part 1. I was looking for my next project and she chose me.... I had just finished “A Highway Runs Through It…” a film that documents the...
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