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1. Augusta Savage - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Savage
Description: WEBAugusta Savage (born Augusta Christine Fells; February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation …
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2. Augusta Savage | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Link: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/augusta-savage-4269
Description: WEBThe 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. Born Augusta Christine Fells in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on February 29, 1892, she was the seventh of fourteen children of Cornelia and Edward Fells.
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3. Augusta Savage - Art, Harlem Renaissance & Facts - Biography
Link: https://www.biography.com/artists/augusta-savage
Description: WEBApr 2, 2014 · Sculptor Augusta Savage was one of the leading artists of the Harlem Renaissance as well as an influential activist and arts educator. Updated: Jul 9, 2020. (1892-1962) Who Was Augusta...
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4. Augusta Savage | African American Sculptor & Educator
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augusta-Savage
Description: WEBMar 22, 2024 · Augusta Savage (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York) was an American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art world.
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5. Augusta Savage Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
Link: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/savage-augusta/
Description: WEBThe sculptor Augusta Savage was one of the foremost female African-American artists of her generation. Her work played a major role within the Harlem Renaissance during the first half of the twentieth century.
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6. Augusta Savage, the Black Woman Artist Who Crafted an …
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/augusta-savage-black-woman-artist-harlem-renaissance.html
Description: WEBMar 30, 2021 · Augusta Savage, the Black Woman Artist Who Crafted an Unlikely Life - The New York Times. The Black Woman Artist Who Crafted a Life She Was Told She Couldn’t Have. At the dawn of the Harlem...
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7. How Augusta Savage forged a path for Black women in the arts
Link: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/how-augusta-savage-forged-a-path-for-black-women-in-the-arts/31518/
Description: WEBMar 19, 2024 · Augusta Savage (1892-1962) worked as a sculptor during the Negro Renaissance—an artistic and cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s in which cultural work was produced by Black artists...
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8. Augusta Savage: the extraordinary story of the trailblazing artist
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/may/08/augusta-savage-black-artist-new-york
Description: WEBMay 8, 2019 · Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman highlights over 50 sculptures, photos and letters that detail Savage’s influence as an overlooked artist, activist and educator, a trailblazer of African...
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9. Augusta Savage, a Black Teacher Who Shaped the Harlem Renaissance
Link: https://mymodernmet.com/augusta-savage/
Description: WEBWhile a wealth of figures formed this “golden age” of art, music, and literature, the contributions of sculptor Augusta Savage can be found at its core. As a teacher and advocate for African Americans in the arts, Savage shaped the careers of some of the Harlem Renaissance ‘s most prominent artists.
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10. Oh Freedom! Augusta Savage | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Link: https://americanart.si.edu/education/oh-freedom/augusta-savage
Description: WEBHome. / Education. / Oh Freedom! Teaching Art and the Civil Rights Movement. Oh Freedom! Augusta Savage (1892–1962), Gamin, 1929, painted plaster, 9 x 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Olya Margolin, 1988.57. Student Questions. 1. How would you describe the boy depicted in this sculpture?
