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Weems

[ weemz ]

noun

  1. Mason Locke Parson Weems, 1759–1825, U.S. clergyman and biographer.


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Artist Carrie Mae Weems knows how to get the art world to pay attention to race, class, and gender.

For thirty years, Carrie Mae Weems has made the art world confront issues of race, class, and gender.

This is a major retrospective of Carrie Mae Weems, one of the leading African American artists of the last few decades.

Carrie Mae Weems, Cleveland Museum of Art, June 30–September 29.

Mrs. Weems, the plump housekeeper who had served the Parkers for many years, sat beside the hearth, sewing.

In the morning when Mrs. Weems called her, it seemed advisable to take a long time in dressing.

Mrs. Weems, in an old coat and a turban, was pouring salt on the icy sidewalk in front of the house.

Mrs. Weems had completed her telephone call by the time Penny reentered the house.

While Mrs. Weems busied herself at the telephone, Penny switched off the living-room light.

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