On this week's episode, we kick off the Black Art History series with an ode to Sculptor, Augusta Savage! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the Harlem Renaissance.
Sources/articles about Augusta Savage:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/augusta-savage-black-woman-artist-harlem-renaissance.html
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/15/740459875/sculptor-augusta-savage-said-her-legacy-was-the-work-of-her-students
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/arts/design/augusta-savages-rural-escape-and-clementine-hunters-murals.html
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/augusta-savage-4269
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