SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — The late sculptor Augusta Savage won respect in the mid-20th century as an artist who set high standards with her craft as well as for breaking gender and racial barriers by putting ...

On June 7, 1939, about 600 New York art enthusiasts and powerbrokers of all races gathered at a spacious gallery on West 125th Street in Harlem. They were there at the behest of the sculptor Augusta ...

Sculptor Augusta Savage with her monument "Realization" (1936), which is missing today (image courtesy Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, the New York ...

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work Howard Kaplan The cover of the comic "Augusta Savage: My Monument Will Be in Their Work." Illustration by Oliver Stephenson An ...

Savage was an artist, an educator, an activist and a community leader. Born on Feb. 29, 1892, Savage once said, "I was a Leap Year baby, and it... Sculptor Augusta Savage Said Her Legacy Was The Work ...

Clay County and the City of Green Cove Springs unveil a Historical Marker of Augusta Savage, a world renowned sculptor, teacher, and civil rights activist close to her childhood home at 1105 Martin ...

Augusta Savage was born on February 29, 1892 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. As a child, Augusta would make small clay figures, especially birds and small animals. Savage was given an award for a ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. As February comes to a close so too does “Augusta Savage Month” in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1923, an American fellowship ...