VHarris Writes

"Who deserves to be remembered?" Historic Eden Cemetery is the final resting place of many Philadelphia notables and everyday heroes alike.

The Legacy of Black Artists in Shaping Cultural Narratives during the "Jazz Age" in America.

“Dear Miss Wheeler, I am returning herewith one of the pictures which you made for Jessie Fauset’s story…. “ Laura’s work as an...

Laura Wheeler Waring was one of the first women artists to regularly contribute illustrations to The Crisis magazine.

Laura Wheeler Waring begins a long association with W.E.B. DuBois as an illustrator for The Crisis magazine.

The movement to preserve Black Heritage Sites is underway in Philadelphia! Storytelling and Biography as Cultural Preservation

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...

Although Laura was now in Paris independent of her Academy classmates, she was not alone for long. Visiting Paris at the time were two...