Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
American, 1877–1968
Introduction
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller ( MEE-tə VOW; born Meta Vaux Warrick; June 9, 1877 – March 13, 1968)) was an African-American artist who celebrated Afrocentric themes. At the fore of the Harlem Renaissance, Warrick was known for being a poet, painter, theater designer, and sculptor of the Black American experience. At the turn of the 20th century, she achieved a reputation as the first Black woman sculptor and was a well-known sculptor in Paris before returning to the United States.
Warrick was a protégée of Auguste Rodin, and has been described as "one of the most imaginative Black artists of her generation." Through adopting a horror-based figural style and choosing to depict events of racial injustice, like the lynching of Mary Turner, Warrick used her platform to address the societal traumas of African Americans.
Wikidata identifier
Q6822308
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Introduction
Fuller was an African-American sculptor of figural works of great emotional expression. After studying at the Pennyslvania Museum School for Industrial Art, she moved to Paris for three years to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Colarossi. While in Paris she received encouragement from Rodin.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, illustrator, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500122067
Names
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Meta Fuller, Meta Vaux Fuller, Meta Vaux Warrick, Meta Warrick
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed January 2, 2026.
