Augusta Savage | |
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![]() Augusta Savage with her famous sculptures. | |
Born | Augusta Christine Fells February 29, 1892 Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Died | March 27, 1962[1] New York | (aged 70)
Education | Hermon Atkins MacNeil Charles Despiau |
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Known for | Sculpture |
Notable work | Gamin W.E.B Dubois Lift Every Voice and Sing |
Movement | Harlem Renaissance |
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Patron(s) | Teachers from Florida A&M, Julius Rosenwald Fund |
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]
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