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Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman
Contributor(s): Hayes, Jeffreen M. (Author), Buick, Kirsten Pai (Contribution by), Cooks, Bridget R. (Contribution by)

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ISBN: 1911282220     ISBN-13: 9781911282228
Publisher: Giles
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists - General
- Art | American - African American
- Art | History - Contemporary (1945- )
Dewey: 730.92
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.6" W x 11.3" L (2.65 lbs) 156 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 8
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Born 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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