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Creator
Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962
Call number
Sc MG 731 ; Sc MG 731
Physical description
0.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
[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
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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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 The Harp 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.

Biographical/historical information

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 The Harp, which was commissioned for the 1939 World's Fair.

Scope and arrangement

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.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Lorraine Lucas, April 2004.

Separated material

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).

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Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor