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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]
Initially created without a name, the school was named for Augusta Savage by the Baltimore school board in November 2005. [2]In January 2006, due to standardized test results, Augusta Fells Savage was identified as one of seven low-performing city schools that would require a "turnaround specialist" to assist the administration with increasing student achievement. [3]
Augusta Fells was born in 1892 on February 29 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, about 40 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida.She married John T. Moore in 1907, at the age of 15, and had her only child the following year, a daughter Irene. [1]
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.
Green Cove Springs is also the birthplace of Augusta Savage (née Augusta Christine Fells, February 29, 1892 – March 26, 1962). Savage was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Locally, the community is known as the home of Gustafson's Farm, a brand name of milk and dairy products sold throughout Florida. The ...
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 ...
Augusta City Administrator presented her 2025 budget recommendations. It holds the line on spending, but forgoes budget increases for public safety.
Academy for College and Career Exploration; Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts; Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove; Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West