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Lift Every Voice and Sing, also known as The Harp, was a plaster sculpture by African-American artist Augusta Savage. It was commissioned for the 1939 New York World's Fair, and displayed in the courtyard of the Pavilion of Contemporary Art during the fair at Flushing Meadow. The sculpture was destroyed along with other temporary artworks at ...
Augusta Savage (born Augusta Christine Fells; February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. [2] She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts. [3]
A sculpture by Augusta Savage named after the song was exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, taking the form of a choir of children shaped into a harp. Savage was the only Black woman commissioned for the Fair, and the sculpture (which was retitled "The Harp" by organizers) was also sold as miniature replicas and on postcards during the ...
Renowned sculptor Augusta Savage had roots in Green Cove Springs and made art in Jacksonville. She's the focus of this week's Vintage Times-Union.
Original – Augusta Savage Alt 1 – Augusta Savage with her sculpture Realization, 1938, photographer: Andrew Herman Reason high quality image used as lead Articles in which this image appears Augusta Savage, African-American art FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers Creator unknown US government ...
Augusta Savage (1892–1962) was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Much of her work is in clay or plaster, as she could not often afford bronze, and some—such as Lift Every Voice and Sing , created for the 1939 New York World's Fair —were destroyed for lack of funds.
A decades-long court battle over a famous painting that was looted from a Jewish family by the Nazis at the dawn of World War II took a devastating turn for the family Tuesday, when a federal ...
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