Meta V.W. Fuller (1877-1968)
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A marker commemorating Meta Fuller, one of the leading Black sculptors in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM4X0A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2008
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One of the leading Black female sculptors in America. She lived here, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, later with Auguste Rodin in Paris. Her sculpture depicted human suffering.
Marker Name: Meta V.W. Fuller
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1992
Marker Type: City
Location: 254 S. 12th St., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Women, Artists
Website: [Web Link]
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