Musician, singer, artist, and teacher. As a child, she was a prodigy, giving piano performances at the age of six. In 1912, she studied under George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute. She graduated in 1913 and went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago before touring the country as a soprano opera singer. She pursued her studies in visual arts and music at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Musical College, and the American Conservatory of Music. She was also a well-known artist who worked in oil and watercolors. Manet returned to Texas to teach music at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College. She became involved in the growth of arts and culture in Fort Worth's African American community after marrying in 1915. In 1926, she co-founded the Texas Association of Negro Musicians and later became a board member. She was the first president of the Texas branch and published their national magazine. She founded the Mwalimu School for the Development of African Music and Creative Art in 1928. In 1932, she relocated the school to Harlem, where it became a part of the Harlem Renaissance as the Mwalimu Center for African Culture.
Musician, singer, artist, and teacher. As a child, she was a prodigy, giving piano performances at the age of six. In 1912, she studied under George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute. She graduated in 1913 and went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago before touring the country as a soprano opera singer. She pursued her studies in visual arts and music at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Musical College, and the American Conservatory of Music. She was also a well-known artist who worked in oil and watercolors. Manet returned to Texas to teach music at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College. She became involved in the growth of arts and culture in Fort Worth's African American community after marrying in 1915. In 1926, she co-founded the Texas Association of Negro Musicians and later became a board member. She was the first president of the Texas branch and published their national magazine. She founded the Mwalimu School for the Development of African Music and Creative Art in 1928. In 1932, she relocated the school to Harlem, where it became a part of the Harlem Renaissance as the Mwalimu Center for African Culture.
Bio by: Debbie Gibbons
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