▁" dom estic ." ▁She ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁art ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁However , ▁this ▁treatment ▁did ▁not ▁prevent ▁Full er ▁from ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁woman ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁U . S . ▁government ▁commission : ▁she ▁created ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁table aux ▁dep ict ing ▁African - American ▁historical ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁Jam est own ▁Ter cent enn ial ▁Ex position , ▁held ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁display ▁included ▁four teen ▁di or am as ▁and ▁ 1 3 0 ▁painted ▁pl aster ▁figures ▁dep ict ing ▁scenes ▁such ▁as ▁slaves ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 9 ▁and ▁the ▁home ▁lives ▁of ▁black ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁W arr ick ▁exhib ited ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁a ▁w are house ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁she ▁kept ▁tools ▁and ▁stored ▁numerous ▁paint ings ▁and ▁sculpt ures , ▁destroyed ▁her ▁belong ings ; ▁she ▁lost ▁ 1 6 ▁years ' ▁worth ▁of ▁work . ▁The ▁losses ▁were ▁em otion ally ▁dev ast ating ▁for ▁her . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁she ▁was ▁finan cially ▁dependent ▁upon ▁her ▁husband , ▁soci ally ▁det ached ▁from ▁African - American ▁contacts , ▁and ▁des olate ▁about ▁her