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HARLEM RENAISSANCE ARTIST AND EDUCATOR AUGUSTA SAVAGE (1892-192) was the first person in the .S. to open
a gallery dedicated to lack art. ne of the first lack women art activists of her time, she mentored a generation of lack
art makers, and fought for the funding of their work and their inclusion in mainstream art venues. maor influencer in the
Harlem Renaissance, Savage founded organizations that provided free art education to over 2,500 people and she
centered lack life in her own work.
SEARCHING FOR AUGUSTA SAVAGE, the lead film for a new :S series, American Masters Shorts, is the first
documentary made about Savage’s life and legacy. t examines Savage's influence in the art landscape, and investigates
why nearly half of the approximately 160 pieces of sculpture she created have been lost.
SEARCHING FOR AUGUSTA SAVAGE is a great teaching tool for social studies, history and art. ree standards-aligned
educational resources using excerpts from the film on topics such as the Harlem Renaissance, the anthem “Lift very
Voice and Sing,ñ and lack representation in the art of the 1¿20s and 30s, are available on :S Learning-edia:
https://bit.ly/SS:S
IS A 22-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SCULPTORS
WHOSE FOOTPRINT IN THE ART WORLD SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ERASED.
SEARCHING FOR AUGUSTA SAVAGE
is a production of Audacious Nomen :roductions in association with
American Masters :ictures and lack :ublic Media.
Images of Augusta Savage working on a small sculpture and
on “Lift ver~ Moice and Sing” courtes~ of
the Manuscripts and Archives ivision, Che .ew ork :ublic Librar~.
Screening Date
August 3, 2024 | 4:00 P.M.
Green Cove Springs City Hall
FOR INFORMATION
Henrietta Francis
904-652-5491