Augusta Savage By: Jeniya Reid June 3,2015
Autobiographical Facts Augusta Savage was born Feb.29,1892 in Green Cove Springs,Florida . She attended Cooper Union in New York. In 1907, She married John T. Moore The next year Irene Connie Moore was born . In 1921 after John died she married James Savage . Savage got started after she tried to applied for a summer program but was turned around because she was black and she wanted her rights.
General Career Facts The career of Augusta Savage was fostered by the climate of the Harlem Renaissance. During the 1930s, she was well known in Harlem as a sculptor, art teacher, and community art program director.
One Specific Work The Harp, the work was strongly influenced by James Weldon Johnson's 1900 song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Always intensely involved in the Harlem arts community.
Renassiance Link Augusta Savage help fight for equal right for sculpturs.
Augusta Savage’s Work
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