Laura Wheeler Waring was an American artist and educator, best known for her paintings of prominent African Americans that she made during the Harlem Renaissance. She taught art for more than 30 years at Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. Continue reading Profile: Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948)
Mildred Jean Thompson was an American artist who worked in the media of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography. She was also a writer and, beginning in 1987, was an associate editor for the magazine Art Papers in Atlanta, Georgia. Continue reading Profile: Mildred Thompson (1936-2003)
Bob Thompson was an African-American figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases, whose compositions were appropriated from the Old Masters. Continue reading Profile: Bob Thompson (1937-1966)
Patricia Renee’ Thomas is a Philadelphia-based painter, draftswoman, and art education. Continue reading Profile: Patricia Renee’ Thomas (1995-)
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