I answer six questions...on writing about Laura Wheeler Waring
I've spent much of the past several weeks working on the proposal for my book about Laura Wheeler Waring---the most successful African American female painter of the first half of the 20th century. In putting the proposal together I've been able to clarify that this will be no academic survey of Waring's artistic output. Rather, it is the life story of one strong-minded woman's journey in unwavering pursuit of her calling; a journey upheld by the parallel pillars of family, ambition, society, and legacy. I'll continue to share bits from my ongoing work here on the blog. Meanwhile, here's a recent interview that appeared in the August 2025 edition of The Biographer's Craft.....
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