Works by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Secret Sorrow (Mother and Child)_plaster

Robed female figure with right arm raised, holding banner' Left arm at side, holding leafy branch. Work is painted in bronze/gold colors.

Danse Macabre

Woman Leaning on Wall

Lazy Bones in the Sun/Leo (Seated Man with Hat)

Seated male figure in jacket with right facing elbow resting on knee holding head. Figure is wearing a hat tipped down over eyes. Figure is a creamy-tan color.

Water Boy I

Boy holding water jug in a tight grasp. He is wearing a v-neck robe. He is in a stooped over position, with the jug on his right side. Great attention to detail of his hair, face, hands and feet. Second jug is below him. Figure is attached to a rectangular base.

Lazy Bones II

Seated male figure with hands in pockets, head cocked to left, right facing leg straight front with raised toe of shoe. Figure wearing jacket and large hat is resting on bench? to his right. Shoes appear to be untied. Piece is painted red, but is severely speckled with white.

Lazy Bones I/Lazy Bones in the Shade

Male figure seated on wall or bench. His head is tilted to one side, and he appears to be asleep or resting, as his eyes are closed. He is well dressed in a waistcoat, jacket and pants. His hat is resting on the wall on his left side. He fulfills his title of "lazy" by sitting with his hands in his pockets and his boots untied. On the bottom of the piece, there is an embedded metal hook in the center. Supposedly two versions out there, but have come across no images of Lazybones I. At least 4 replicas out there from scrapbook and inventory research. Danforth has two. Meta was inspired by a song (of the same name?) from Johny Mercer and Hogy Carmichael.