. B . ▁Du Bo is , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁W arr ick ▁to ▁draw ▁from ▁African ▁and ▁African - American ▁them es ▁in ▁her ▁work . ▁She ▁met ▁French ▁sculpt or ▁August e ▁Rod in , ▁who ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁sculpt ing . ▁Her ▁real ▁ment or ▁was ▁Henry ▁O ss awa ▁T anner ▁while ▁learning ▁from ▁Rap ha ël ▁Col lin . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁Paris , ▁she ▁was ▁widely ▁known ▁and ▁had ▁had ▁her ▁works ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁many ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁B ing , ▁patron ▁of ▁A ubre y ▁Be ards ley , ▁Mary ▁Cass att , ▁and ▁Henri ▁de ▁Toul ouse - L aut rec , ▁recognized ▁her ▁ab ilities ▁by ▁spons oring ▁a ▁one - w oman ▁exhibition ▁including ▁Sieg fried ▁B ing ' s ▁Sal on ▁de ▁l ' Art ▁N ouve au ▁( M aison ▁de ▁l ' Art ▁N ouve au ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁just ▁before ▁W arr ick ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁works , ▁The ▁W retch ed ▁and ▁The ▁Imp en it ent ▁Th ief , ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Sal on . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁W arr ick ▁was ▁sh unn ed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁art ▁scene ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁race ▁and ▁because ▁her ▁art ▁was ▁considered