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Laura Wheeler Waring

Born 1880 Died 1948

Early Life and Education Born: May 16, 1887, Hartford, Connecticut Parents: Reverend Robert Foster Wheeler and Mary (née Freeman) Wheeler Family Background: Her mother was involved in anti-slavery activities. Education: Graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1906. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, graduating in 1914. Early Career: Began teaching part-time in Philadelphia while studying. Career and Artistic Development Teaching at Cheyney University: Taught art and music for over thirty years at Cheyney University, Pennsylvania, eventually becoming…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Laura Wheeler Waring's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

Focus a Subject

Trace a Context

Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

Laura Wheeler Waring

1880 - 1948

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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