Laura Wheeler Waring
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
| Year Painted | 1927 |
| Collection Link | Museum |
| License | Public Domain |
| File Size (Pixels) | 4608 x 5803 |
| Best Print Size | 12 x 18 |
| *Max Print Size | 30 x 45 |
*Printing this file larger than the recommended max print size may result in a blurry or pixelated final print.
SUBJECT NOTE: This portrait by Black artist Laura Wheeler Waring is one her most celebrated works, depicting Anna Washington Derry, a laundress and community matriarch from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Derry was part of a small free Black community that had settled there via the Underground Railroad. Unlike many of Waring’s other sitters, who were from middle or upper-class backgrounds, Derry’s portrayal of a working-class woman is unique and shows her deep respect Derry. Acclaimed not only in Philadelphia, this painting also earned Waring the prestigious Harmon Foundation award, further establishing her importance as a Black portrait painter during the Harlem Renaissance.
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