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Valerie Harris
Apr 2, 2024
4 min read
"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
Jan 29, 2024
3 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.
Valerie Harris
Nov 4, 2023
4 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...
Valerie Harris
Nov 2, 2023
3 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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