Meta Warrick Fuller was a black female artist who specialized in sculpture. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1877, her career peaked during America’s Gilded Age, a time when more women were trained as artists than ever before. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Sculptors
Meta Fuller
Tuesday Open Thread: Women of the Harlem Renaissance Part II
Celebrated as a sculptor whose artistic vision and understanding of the black experience was well ahead of her contemporaries, Meta Fuller was the first black American artist to draw heavily on African themes and folk tales for her subject matter. She was a native of Philadelphia and the product of black middle-class rearing. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Women of the Harlem Renaissance Part II