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Laura Wheeler Waring Biography Blog


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 19, 20243 min read
The First Time She Saw Paris... Laura Wheeler Waring, 1914
“Miss Laura Wheeler, a colored girl of Hartford, Conn., has been awarded a European Traveling Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Academy of...
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Valerie Harris
Feb 6, 20243 min read
"The Preeminent Negro Artist..."
While still in her teens, Laura Wheeler determined to leave Hartford for study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, believing that if...
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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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