Global InformationJennie Louise Touissant Welcome information
Madame E. Toussaint Welcome | |
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| Born | Jane Louise Van Der Zee January 10, 1885 Lenox, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | July 22, 1956 New York City, New York, US |
| Spouse | Ernest Touissant Welcome |
Jennie Louise Touissant Welcome (January 10, 1885 – July 22, 1956), born Jennie Louise Van Der Zee and also known as Madame E. Toussaint Welcome, was an African American visual artist who made influential photographs and films with her husband. She is associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Van Der Zee, who referred to herself as "the foremost female artist of the race,"[1] is recognized as being one of the only African American women filmmakers from the silent film industry.[2]
She and her husband, Ernest Touissant Welcome, established their own art school, photographic studio, and film production business. They produced films and paintings of African American soldiers of World War I. The film, a 12-part documentary, was titled Doing Their Bit.
- ^ Olin, Margaret (2012). Touching photographs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-0226626468.
- ^ Morgan, Kyan; Dixon, Kyna. "African-American Women in the Silent Film Industry". Women Film Pioneers Project. Retrieved 30 November 2016.