An African-American sculptor who struggled with poverty and racist attitudes, Augusta Savage became a leading figure among African-American artists. She was known for her skill with commissioned... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who struggled with poverty and racist attitudes, Augusta Savage became a leading figure among African-American artists. She was known for her skill with commissioned portrait sculptures, especially ones that emphasized racial identity and were identified with prominent... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who struggled with poverty and racist attitudes, Augusta Savage became a leading figure among African-American artists. She was known for her skill with commissioned portrait sculptures, especially ones that emphasized racial identity and were identified with prominent persons in Harlem in New York City. Later in her career, she focused more on ordinary people and the integrity of their 'common' position in society. Her mediums were bronze, clay and plaster. One of... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who struggled with poverty and racist attitudes, Augusta Savage became a leading figure among African-American artists. She was known for her skill with commissioned portrait sculptures, especially ones that emphasized racial identity and were identified with prominent persons in Harlem in New York City. Later in her career, she focused more on ordinary people and the integrity of their 'common' position in society. Her mediums were bronze, clay and plaster. One of her few surviving pieces is a portrait bust of W.E.B. DuBois in the New York Public Library, 135 Street Branch. One of her biographers, Leslie King-Hammond, described Augusta Savage as a "true Renaissance woman." (472) Not only was she a recognized... Read full biography
An African-American sculptor who struggled with poverty and racist attitudes, Augusta Savage became a leading figure among African-American artists. She was known for her skill with commissioned portrait sculptures, especially ones that emphasized racial identity and were identified with prominent persons in Harlem in New York City. Later in her career, she focused more on ordinary people and the integrity of their 'common' position in society. Her mediums were bronze, clay and plaster. One of her few surviving pieces is a portrait bust of W.E.B. DuBois in the New York Public Library, 135 Street Branch. One of her biographers, Leslie King-Hammond, described Augusta Savage as a "true Renaissance woman." (472) Not only was she a recognized sculptor but she became a distinguished eductor, founding several art schools including th... Read full biography
Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage - Affiliates (5 Galleries and Auction Houses)
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