User:Psyhogeosb/sandbox

Rough Outline of Project:

3 New Sources:

·     African-American Art – Lisa Farrington (Pages: 98-100)

·     Annie E.A Anderson article on JSTOR – HWS library website

·     Benezit Dictionary Artists – HWS library website

Outline:

           The Wikipedia article on Annie E.A Walker starts off with a pretty detailed background that I could probably add to. For example her relationship with Fredrick Douglass. This relationship is important because of the racism that existed and how important Frederick Douglass was in the abolishing slavery movement. They only talk briefly about how she primarily does pastel work, but I would like to add what kind of coloring she used and some pictures of her work. I will also dig deeper into whether or not she did more work than just pastel. Also curious to know what caused the nervous breakdown and why she decided to take back all of her artwork. Was it a racial thing or was it something completely different? Also it mentions about how when she got to Paris she was “most likely” the first African American woman to study at Académie Julian. This line by Wikipedia is miss leading because the reader is left wondering if she was actually the first woman to attend. When I edit this article I plan on clearing that up. In the exhibition section there is only one and I bet there are some more so I will look to see if I could add some exhibitions to the article as well. What in particular did she draw? For example: landscapes, humans, etc.…