Laura Wheeler Waring (May 16, 1887 – February 3, 1948) was an African American artist and educator, best known for her paintings of prominent African Americans produced during the Harlem Renaissance.
Early years [edit]
Laura Wheeler was born May 16, 1887 in Hartford, Connecticut, the fourth child of six born to Mary and Reverend Robert Foster Wheeler; she graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1906 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,[1] graduating in 1914.[2]
Career [edit]
Waring worked at Cheyney Training School for Teachers in Philadelphia, establishing art and music programs, which she directed for over thirty years.[1]
Her paintings began to draw attention during a 1924 European trip in which she was accompanied by novelist Jessie Redmon Fauset;[1] Back home, Waring was among the artists displayed in the country's first art exhibit dedicated to African American art, held in 1927 by the William E. Harmon Foundation.[2] Her work was soon displayed in American galleries including the Corcoran Gallery and museums such as the Brooklyn Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[1]
Personal life [edit]
Laura Wheeler married Walter E. Waring, a Lincoln University professor in 1927.[1]
On February 3, 1948, Waring died in her Philadelphia home after a long illness.[1]
Examples of Waring's portraits [edit]
References [edit]
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- Akeley, Mary JobeMary Jobe Akeley
- Albers, AnniAnni Albers
- Anderson, MarianMarian Anderson
- Auerbach, Beatrice FoxBeatrice Fox Auerbach
- Baker, Emma FieldingEmma Fielding Baker
- Batchelder, Evelyn LongmanEvelyn Longman Batchelder
- Beecher, CatharineCatharine Beecher
- Cohen, JodyJody Cohen
- Crandall, PrudencePrudence Crandall
- Day, Katharine SeymourKatharine Seymour Day
- Fielding, Fidelia HoscottFidelia Hoscott Fielding
- Gilman, Charlotte PerkinsCharlotte Perkins Gilman
- Goodwin, DorothyDorothy Goodwin
- Grasso, Ella TambussiElla Tambussi Grasso
- Griswold, EstelleEstelle Griswold
- Hall, MaryMary Hall
- Hamilton, AliceAlice Hamilton
- Hepburn, KatharineKatharine Hepburn
- Hepburn, Katharine Martha HoughtonKatharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
- Hooker, Isabella BeecherIsabella Beecher Hooker
- Jones, Emeline RobertsEmeline Roberts Jones
- Kennelly, BarbaraBarbara Kennelly
- Luce, Clare BootheClare Boothe Luce
- Milton, Rachel TaylorRachel Taylor Milton
- Paul, AliceAlice Paul
- Peters, Ellen AshEllen Ash Peters
- Petry, AnnAnn Petry
- Porter, SarahSarah Porter
- Riddle, Theodate PopeTheodate Pope Riddle
- Rosario, Edna NegronEdna Negron Rosario
- Rudkin, Margaret FogartyMargaret Fogarty Rudkin
- Saint James, SusanSusan Saint James
- Sigourney, Lydia HuntleyLydia Huntley Sigourney
- Smith, Virginia ThrallVirginia Thrall Smith
- Smiths of Glastonbury, TheThe Smiths of Glastonbury
- Standish, Hilda CrosbyHilda Crosby Standish
- Stowe, Harriet BeecherHarriet Beecher Stowe
- Tantaquidgeon, GladysGladys Tantaquidgeon
- Tianti, BettyBetty Tianti
- Watson, Hannah BunceHannah Bunce Watson
- Woodhouse, Chase GoingChase Going Woodhouse
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Waring, Laura Wheeling |
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| Short description |
African American artist |
| Date of birth |
May 16, 1887 |
| Place of birth |
Hartford, Connecticut |
| Date of death |
February 3, 1948 |
| Place of death |
Philadelphia |
