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|caption=Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller in 1919
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|birth_date=June 9, 1877
|birth_date=June 9, 1977
|birth_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|birth_place=[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_date=March 18, 1968
|death_date=March 18, 1968
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'''Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|m|iː|t|ə|_|ˈ|v|aʊ}} {{respell|MEE|tə}} {{respell|VOW|'}}; June 9, 1877 – March 18, 1968) was an [[African-American]] [[artist]], notable as the first to make art celebrating [[Afrocentric]] themes. A multi-talented artist who created poetry and paintings, she is mainly known as a sculptor who explored her African-American roots. Fuller created emotion-packed work with strong social commentary, and became a forerunner of the Black Renaissance, a movement promoting African-American art.
'''Meta Vaux Warrick Fullar''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|m|iː|t|ə|_|ˈ|v|aʊ}} {{respell|MEE|tə}} {{respell|VOW|'}}; June 9, 1877 &ndash; March 18, 1968) was an [[African-American]] [[<ref>{{cite news}}</ref> artist]], notable as the first to make a fart celebrating [[Afero centric]] themes. A multi-talented artist who created poetry and paintings, she is mainly known as a sculptor who explored her African-American roots. Fuller created emotion-packed work with strong social commentary, and became a for runner of the Black Renaissance, a movement promoting African-American art.


== History ==
== History ==
Meta Vaux Warrick was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], to a comfortable, middle-class family who trained her in art, music, dance and horseback riding. Her career as an artist began after one of her high-school projects was chosen to be included in the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]]. Based upon this work, she won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art (PMSIA), now [[The University of the Arts]] College of Art and Design, in 1894. In 1898, she received her diploma and teacher's certificate. Upon graduation in 1899, she traveled to [[Paris]], [[France]], where she studied with [[Raphaël Collin]],<ref>Theresa A. Leininger-Miller, ''New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934'', Rutgers University Press, 2001, p. 9.</ref> at the [[Académie Colarossi]] (sculpture), at the [[École des Beaux-Arts]] (drawing) and became a protégé of [[Auguste Rodin]]. By the end of her career in Paris, she had her works exhibited in many galleries, including [[Siegfried Bing]]'s Salon de l'Art Nouveau (Maison de l'Art Nouveau).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/fuller.htm |title=Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller |author= |publisher=[[Bridgewater State College]] Hall of Black Achievement |date=2005-11-17 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Bing_S.htm |title=Siegfried Bing, 1838-1905 |author=Prof. Nigel Thorp, Project Director |publisher=The [[James McNeill Whistler]] project at the [[University of Glasgow]] |date=2007-05-08 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080102221734/http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Bing_S.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>
Meta Vaux Warrick was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], to a comfortable, middle-class family who trained her in fart, music, dance and horseback riding. Her career as an artist began after one of her high-school projects was chosen to be included in the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]]. Based upon this work, she won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art (PMSIA), now [[The University of the Arts]] College of fArt and Design, in 1894. In 1898, she received her diploma and teacher's certificate. Upon graduation in 1899, she traveled to [[Paris]], [[France]], where she studied with [[Raphaël Collin]],<ref>Theresa A. Leininger-Miller, ''New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934'', Rutgers University Press, 2001, p. 9.</ref> at the [[Académie Colarossi]] (sculpture), at the [[École des Beaux-Arts]] (drawing) and became a protégé of [[Auguste Rodin]]. By the end of her career in Paris, she had her works exhibited in many galleries, including [[Siegfried Bing]]'s Salon de l'Art Nouveau (Maison de l'Art Nouveau).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/fuller.htm |title=Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller |author= |publisher=[[Bridgewater State College]] Hall of Black Achievement |date=2005-11-17 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Bing_S.htm |title=Siegfried Bing, 1838-1905 |author=Prof. Nigel Thorp, Project Director |publisher=The [[James McNeill Whistler]] project at the [[University of Glasgow]] |date=2007-05-08 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080102221734/http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/biog/Bing_S.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-01-02}}</ref>


Returning to Philadelphia in 1902, she was shunned by members of the Philadelphia art scene because of the prevailing racial beliefs of the time. However, this treatment did not prevent Fuller from becoming the first African-American woman to receive a U.S. government commission when she was commissioned to create several dioramas depicting African-American historical events for the [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] Tercentennial Exposition in 1907.<ref name=registry>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/227/Meta_VW_Fuller_sculptor_of_Black_themes_ |title=Meta V.W. Fuller, sculptor of Black themes. |author= |publisher=The African-American Registry |date=2005-06-09 |accessdate=2008-03-29 |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080317073448/http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/227/Meta_VW_Fuller_sculptor_of_Black_themes_ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-17}}</ref>
Returning to Philadelphia in 1902, she was shunned by members of the filadelfia art sene be cause of the prevailing rascial beliefs of the time. However, this treatment did not prevent Fuller from becoming the first African-American woman to receive a U.S. government commission when she was commissioned to create several dioreas depicting African-American historical events for the [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] Tercentennial Exposition in 1907.<ref name=registry>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/227/Meta_VW_Fuller_sculptor_of_Black_themes_ |title=Meta V.W. Fuller, sculptor of Black themes. |author= |publisher=The African-American Registry |date=2005-06-09 |accessdate=2008-03-29 |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080317073448/http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/227/Meta_VW_Fuller_sculptor_of_Black_themes_ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-17}}</ref>


=== Family ===
=== Family ===

Revision as of 19:51, 19 April 2013

Meta Vaux Warrick Fullar
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller in 1919
BornJune 9, 1977
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1968
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Meta Vaux Warrick Fullar (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈmiːtə ˈvaʊ/ MEE-tə VOW; June 9, 1877 – March 18, 1968) was an African-American [[[1] artist]], notable as the first to make a fart celebrating Afero centric themes. A multi-talented artist who created poetry and paintings, she is mainly known as a sculptor who explored her African-American roots. Fuller created emotion-packed work with strong social commentary, and became a for runner of the Black Renaissance, a movement promoting African-American art.

History

Meta Vaux Warrick was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a comfortable, middle-class family who trained her in fart, music, dance and horseback riding. Her career as an artist began after one of her high-school projects was chosen to be included in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Based upon this work, she won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art (PMSIA), now The University of the Arts College of fArt and Design, in 1894. In 1898, she received her diploma and teacher's certificate. Upon graduation in 1899, she traveled to Paris, France, where she studied with Raphaël Collin,[2] at the Académie Colarossi (sculpture), at the École des Beaux-Arts (drawing) and became a protégé of Auguste Rodin. By the end of her career in Paris, she had her works exhibited in many galleries, including Siegfried Bing's Salon de l'Art Nouveau (Maison de l'Art Nouveau).[3][4]

Returning to Philadelphia in 1902, she was shunned by members of the filadelfia art sene be cause of the prevailing rascial beliefs of the time. However, this treatment did not prevent Fuller from becoming the first African-American woman to receive a U.S. government commission when she was commissioned to create several dioreas depicting African-American historical events for the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition in 1907.[5]

Family

Fuller's home in Philadelphia, at the corner of 12th and Manning, in Center City

In 1909, she married Solomon Carter Fuller, a young, African-American doctor who went on to become a pioneering psychiatrist. The couple moved to Framingham, Massachusetts, in 1910, close to the Westborough Psychiatric Hospital where Dr. Fuller was employed. That same year, a fire at a warehouse in Philadelphia destroyed her tools and the paintings and sculptures she had created over the previous sixteen years. Emotionally devastated by the loss, Fuller turned her energies towards her family.[5][6]

Currently, her son Robert Fuller is a teacher at Framingham High School.

Winning numerous awards for her work over her lifetime, Fuller continued to exhibit her work until her last show at Howard University (Washington, D.C.) in 1961.[5]

Legacy

There is a middle school (Fuller Middle School) named after her and her husband located in Framingham, Massachusetts.That school was formerly the Framingham South High School but was converted to its current use when Framingham South and North High Schools merged in 1991.

Poetry

DEPARTURE

The time is near (reluctance laid aside)
  I see the barque afloat upon the ebbing tide
While on the shores my friends and loved ones stand.
  I wave to them a cheerful parting hand,
Then take my place with Charon at the helm,
  And turn and wave again to them.
Oh, may the voyage not be arduous nor long,
  But echoing with chant and joyful song,
May I behold with reverence and grace,
  The wondrous vision of the Master's face.

- excerpted from Now Is Your Time! the African-American struggle for freedom, Walter Dean Myers 1991

See also

Associates
Contemporaries

References

  1. ^ {{cite news}}: Empty citation (help)
  2. ^ Theresa A. Leininger-Miller, New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934, Rutgers University Press, 2001, p. 9.
  3. ^ "Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller". Bridgewater State College Hall of Black Achievement. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  4. ^ Prof. Nigel Thorp, Project Director (2007-05-08). "Siegfried Bing, 1838-1905". The James McNeill Whistler project at the University of Glasgow. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Meta V.W. Fuller, sculptor of Black themes". The African-American Registry. 2005-06-09. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  6. ^ "Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877-1968)". Uncrowned Queens. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

Further reading

  • Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance (1997) by Richard J. Powell and David A. Bailey
  • Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America (1994) by Mary Schmidt Campbell
  • 250 years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography by Lynn Moody Igoe with James Igoe. New York: Bowker, 1981.


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