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 ...

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 ...

The Nevada Museum of Art today opened two major exhibitions that celebrate the spirit of American resilience — Dorothea Lange: Seeing People and When Langston Hughes Came to Town. The Speed Art Museum ...

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 ...

AMHERST — Westfield artist Jason Wolfe’s first solo exhibition of his bold, abstract paintings, “Unfolding Convention,” is on view at UMass Amherst’s Augusta Savage Gallery. The ...

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 ...

Multimedia artist Wendy Red Star ... and lasting artistic legacies in the Hudson Valley is that of sculptor Augusta Savage, known for her portrait busts of prominent Black figures such as W.

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 ...

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work Howard Kaplan The cover of the comic "Augusta Savage: My Monument Will Be in Their Work." Illustration by Oliver Stephenson An ...