Laura Wheeler Waring"Anna Washington Derry 1927"This Artwork is:
- NEW
- CUSTOM FRAMED in a Silver Frame
- Double matted in Black and white
- Framed Size: 18" x 15"
- Image Size: 11"x9"
- Framed in the USA
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- Comes Complete with Ready to hang hardware
THE FRAMING ALONE IS WORTH OVER $150BIOGRAPHYLaura Wheeler Waring (born May 16, 1887, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—died February 3, 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) American painter and educator who often depicted African American subjects.
The daughter of upper-class parents, Laura Wheeler graduated from Hartford (Connecticut) High School (with honours) during a time when few African American women attended school. In 1908 she entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. After graduating from the academy, Wheeler founded and taught in the art and music departments at the State Normal School at Cheyney (later Cheyney University) outside of Philadelphia, where she remained for more than 30 years. She married Walter Waring, a professor at Lincoln University in Philadelphia, in the late 1920s.