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Diary: Paris, France

Overview

Year:
1922
Contributor:
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, 1890-1960 (creator)
Genre:
Diaries
Subject:
Women artists
Women sculptors
African American women artists
Artists, Black
Narragansett art
Expatriate artists > France > Paris
Artists > United States
Local ID:
Ms. 90.8
Extent:
1 volume (46 p.)
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Description

Abstract:
Diary she kept during her stay in Paris. She describes the hardships of poverty, her eagerness to work on her sculptures, the generosity of those who assisted her and the sculptures she created.
Notes:
AMS.
Microfilm copy available.
American sculptress born in Warwick, Rhode Island of a Narraganset Indian father and an Afro-American mother. Studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and taught in various schools. Her work became well-known throughout Europe and the United States.

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Access Conditions

Rights
In Copyright. Copright holder: Meredith Proffit, Providence, RI.
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, "Diary: Paris, France " (1922). Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:786301/

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