They were there at the behest of the sculptor Augusta Savage to celebrate the opening of her Salon of Contemporary Negro Art. Dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns, they sipped champagne and gazed ...

Sculptor Augusta Savage moved to New York in 1921 after which she became an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, studied art in Europe ... Her life wasn't easy, despite her talent.

Sculptor Augusta Savage once ... and punished her for them. Savage later recalled her father beating her several times a week; "He nearly whipped all the art out of me," she said.

In this abridged excerpt from her essay, “Labor, Love, Legacy: Augusta Savage’s Art,” art historian and curator Jeffreen M. Hayes looks at the life and legacy of Augusta Savage, whose work ...

Few sculptures by Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage have survived—though her legacy has. Though Savage died in obscurity, she’s deservedly remembered for her tenacity and powerful ...

Augusta Savage sculpting Gamin using her nephew as model. Illustration by Oliver Stephenson Oliver Stephenson, an illustration student at the Ringling College of Art and Design, captures Augusta ...

The Augusta Savage Mentoring Center is offering a Summer Art Class from July 1 to July 16, led by instructor Johnny Mathis, and will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 ...

Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art ...