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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
May 28, 20244 min read
Illustrating The Crisis: Pt 1
Laura Wheeler Waring was one of the first women artists to regularly contribute illustrations to The Crisis magazine.
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Valerie Harris
May 14, 20243 min read
After Paris? Enter: W.E.B. DuBois and The Crisis
Laura Wheeler Waring begins a long association with W.E.B. DuBois as an illustrator for The Crisis magazine.
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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
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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