Madame E. Toussaint Welcome, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMadame E. Toussaint Welcome
visual artist associated with the Harlam renaissance
Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1885
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1956
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Madame E. Toussaint Welcome
- Madame E.
- Toussaint Welcome, born Jennie Louise Van Der Zee (January 10, 1885 - 1956) was an African-American visual artist associated with the Harlem Renaissances.
- Van Der Zee who referred to herself as The Foremost Female artist of the Race, is best recognized as being among the first few African-American Women Filmmaker from the silent film industry.
- She and her Husband Ernest Toussaint Welcome were also known as the husband-and-wife team of their time.
- Working closely together, they establish their own art school, photographic studio and film organization, from those they produced films and paintings that recognized the African-American soldiers of World War l.
- The Film; a twelve part documentary was titled; Doing Their Bit.
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