With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Laura Wheeler Waring
Painting/Drawing
1887 – 1948
- Biography/Description of Work
Known for her paintings of prominent African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance, Waring grew up in Hartford. Her father, Rev. Robert Wheeler, was a pastor at Connecticut’s first all African American church; her mother was an amateur artist and teacher. Waring attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1914. She studied in Paris, and then lived and worked in Philadelphia.
- Sources view
- CT Womens Hall of Fame, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/arts/waring.html
- Associated Resource(s)
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