Gayborhood in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Meta V.W. Fuller

(1877-1968)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 24, 2022

1. Meta V.W. Fuller Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.

Location. 39° 56.818′ N, 75° 9.661′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Gayborhood. Marker is on S. 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 254 S 12th Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Still (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plastic Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia Sketch Club (within shouting distance of this marker); 1122 Locust Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); AIDS Library of Philadelphia (about

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500 feet away); Philadelphia Gay News (about 500 feet away); The S·S·White · Dental Manufacturing Company (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller - Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 29, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

2. Meta V.W. Fuller Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

3. Meta V.W. Fuller Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 24, 2022

4. Meta V.W. Fuller Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 1, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 1, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.