Bibliograph

Augusta Savage, Renaissance woman, Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

Type

Label

Augusta Savage, Renaissance woman, Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-154) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Augusta Savage

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

1043435459

Responsibility statement

Jeffreen M. Hayes ; with contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick and Bridget R. Cooks ; and an introduction by Howard Dodson

Sub title

Renaissance woman

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Lenders to the Exhibition -- Foreword / Holly Keris, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Curator -- Curator's Acknowledgments / Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D., Guest Curator -- Introduction / Howard Dodson, Ph.D. -- Labor, Love, Legacy: Augusta Savage's Art / Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. -- Augusta Savage: A Gallery of Their Own / Bridget R. Cooks, Ph.D. -- Monu*ment*ality: Edmonia Lewis, Meta Fuller, Augusta Savage and the Re-Envisioning of Public Space / Kirsten Pai Buick, Ph.D. -- Plates -- Selected Letters and Archival Photographs -- Exhibition Checklist -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Photo Credits

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