Augusta Savage
1892–1962
Augusta Savage with her sculpture Realization, c.1938; Photographer Andrew Herman, Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Works Available
- Gamin, c.1930
- painted plaster
- 9 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches / 23.2 x 14.6 x 10.8 cm
- signed
- Lenore (Harlem Girl), 1935
- painted plaster
- 7 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 inches / 18.1 x 14.9 x 10.2 cm
- signed
- Peter Cooper, c.1935
- carved wood
- 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 1 inches / 22.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm
- signed
All artworks displayed above are currently available. To inquire about additional works available by this artist, please contact the gallery.
Biography
I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent, I know they possess, then my monument will be in their work.
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