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African American women artists Artistes du spectacle noirs américains Biographies Artistes du spectacle noirs américains Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Artistes noirs américains Arts noirs américains Arts noirs américains Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Harlem Renaissance Waring, Laura Wheeler 1887-1948 Women artists Écrivains noirs américains BiographiesChurnin, Nancy
Summary: "Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creston Books, LLC 2020
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 WARJohnson, George M. (George Matthew)
Summary: "From New York Times-bestselling author of ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE comes an illuminating set of profiles of Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance, interspersed with personal essays and spot illustrations by a Steptoe Award-winning illustrator"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024