▁T anner , ▁a ▁family ▁friend , ▁found ▁lod ging ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁introduced ▁her ▁to ▁his ▁circle ▁of ▁friends . ▁ ▁W arr ick ' s ▁work ▁grew ▁stronger ▁in ▁Paris , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁In fl uen ced ▁by ▁the ▁concept ual ▁real ism ▁of ▁August e ▁Rod in , ▁she ▁became ▁so ▁ade pt ▁at ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁human ▁suffering ▁that ▁the ▁French ▁press ▁named ▁her ▁" the ▁del icate ▁sculpt or ▁of ▁horror s ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁prote ge ▁of ▁Rod in . ▁Of ▁her ▁pl aster ▁sketch ▁entitled ▁Man ▁E ating ▁His ▁Heart , ▁Rod in ▁remarked , ▁" My ▁child , ▁you ▁are ▁a ▁sculpt or ; ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁form ▁in ▁your ▁fingers ." ▁ ▁Career ▁W arr ick ▁created ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁experience ▁that ▁were ▁revolution ary . ▁They ▁represented ▁art , ▁nature , ▁religion ▁and ▁nation . ▁She ▁is ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance , ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁making ▁art ▁of ▁various ▁gen res , ▁literature , ▁plays ▁and ▁poetry . ▁The ▁Dan for th ▁Museum , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁her ▁works , ▁states ▁that ▁Full er ▁is ▁" gener ally ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁female ▁sculpt ors ▁of ▁importance ." ▁ ▁Paris ▁In ▁Paris , ▁she ▁met ▁American ▁soci ologist ▁W . E