Bibliograph

Augusta Savage, Renaissance woman, Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

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Augusta Savage, Renaissance woman, Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Augusta Savage

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

1043435459

Responsibility statement

Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

Sub title

Renaissance woman

Summary

This is a timely, visual, exploration of the fascinating life and lasting legacy of sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962), who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual discrimination to become one of America's most influential twentieth-century artists. Her story is one of community-building, activism, and art education.0Born just outside Jacksonville, Florida, Savage left the South to pursue new opportunities and opened a studio in Harlem, New York City, offering free art classes. She co-founded the Harlem Artists' Guild in 1935 and became the first director of the federally-supported Harlem Community Art Center. Through her leadership there, Savage played an instrumental role in the development of many artists: William Artis, Gwendolyn Knight, Gwendolyn Bennett, Norman Lewis, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Blackburn, Romare Bearden, among many others. This ground-breaking volume features fifty works by Savage, and those she mentored or influenced, as well as correspondence and period photographs

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