| 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: 1913875172 ISBN-13: 9781913875176 Publisher: Giles OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | American - African American - Art | Individual Artists - General - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) |
| Dewey: 730.92 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.4" W x 10.9" (1.81 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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. |