▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁World ' s ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Based ▁upon ▁this ▁work , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Museum ▁and ▁School ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Art ▁( P MS IA ) ▁( now ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁where ▁her ▁gift ▁for ▁sculpt ure ▁emer ged . ▁Un w illing ▁to ▁limit ▁herself ▁to ▁tradition ally ▁" f em in ine " ▁them es , ▁she ▁occasionally ▁sculpt ed ▁pieces ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁gru esome ▁imag ery ▁of ▁fin ▁de ▁siècle ▁Symbol ist ▁literature ▁and ▁painting ▁— ▁a ▁choice ▁that ▁represented ▁a ▁rare ▁act ▁of ▁independence ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁artist . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁teacher ' s ▁certificate . ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁W arr ick ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁with ▁Rap ha ël ▁Col lin , ▁working ▁at ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Col ar os si ▁and ▁drawing ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts . ▁W arr ick ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Women ' s ▁Club , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁refused ▁lod ging ▁although ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁res erv ations ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁African - American ▁painter ▁Henry ▁O ss awa