Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

American artist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1877

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1968

Profession: poet, sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller ( MEE-t? VOW; born Meta Vaux Warrick, June 9, 1877 – 18 March 1968) was an African-American artist notable for celebrating Afrocentric themes.
She was known as a multi-talented artist who wrote poetry, painted, and sculpted but was most noted for her sculpture.
At the turn of the twentieth century, she had achieved a reputation as a well-known sculptor in Paris before returning to the United States.
Warrick was a protegé of Auguste Rodin, and has been described as "one of the most imaginative Black artists of her generation.
She created work with strong social commentary; for instance, she made a sculpture of Mary Turner, a young, married and pregnant black woman who was lynched in Georgia in 1918 the day after protesting the lynching of her husband.
Warrick is considered a forerunner of the Harlem Renaissance, a movement among African Americans promoting their literature and art.