Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller | |
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Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller in 1910 | |
| Born | Meta Vaux Warrick June 9, 1877 |
| Died | March 13, 1968 (aged 90) |
| Education | University of the Arts, College of Art and Design, Académie Colarossi, École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Sculptor, painter, poet |
| Movement | Harlem Renaissance |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | William H. Warrick Emma Jones |
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (/miːtə ˈvaʊ/ MEE-tə VOW; born Meta Vaux Warrick; June 9, 1877 – March 13, 1968) was an African-American artist who celebrated Afrocentric themes. At the fore of the Harlem Renaissance, Warrick was known for being a poet, painter, theater designer, and sculptor of the black American experience. At the turn of the 20th century, she achieved a reputation as the first black woman sculptor and was a well-known sculptor in Paris before returning to the United States.
Warrick was a protégée of Auguste Rodin, and has been described as "one of the most imaginative Black artists of her generation." Through adopting a horror-based figural style and choosing to depict events of racial injustice, like the lynching of Mary Turner, Warrick used her platform to address the societal traumas of African Americans.