Augusta Savage papers

id
5541
origination
Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962
date statement
1926 - 1987
key date
1926
identifier (local_mss)
21216
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 731
b-number
b16345340
total components
16
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:21 UTC
updated
2026-08-16 02:22:49 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"21216", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 731", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b16345340", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1926 - 1987", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1926/1987"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Augusta Savage papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Augusta Savage (1892-1962) was a Harlem Renaissance sculptor and the first director of the Harlem Community Art Center. Arriving in New York in 1921, Savage graduated from Cooper Union and received fellowships to study in France. Her works include <span class=\"title\">The Harp</span> which was commissioned for the 1939 World's Fair. The collection includes press clippings about her sculpting career, manuscripts from her retirement period, and some posthumous correspondence."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Augusta Savage (1892-1962) was a Harlem Renaissance sculptor and the first director of the Harlem Community Art Center. Arriving in New York in 1921, Savage graduated from Cooper Union and received fellowships to study in France. Her works include <span class=\"title\">The Harp</span>, which was commissioned for the 1939 World's Fair.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection includes press clippings about her sculpting career, manuscripts from her retirement period, and some posthumous correspondence. The press clippings, which are about Savage, are contained in a scrapbook.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Lorraine Lucas, April 2004.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to Art and Artifacts Division: 1 metal funeral plate (approx 6\" x 3\") with Savage's name and date of death; transferred to Photographs and Prints Division: 1 folder of 27 black and white photographs, various sizes (includes passport photograph on passport page).</p>"}
date_start
1926
keydate
1926
date_end
1987
date_inclusive_start
1926
date_inclusive_end
1987
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Augusta Savage papers, Sc MG 731 , Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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