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Black Inventors & History Makers / Augusta Savage
Arts & Literature

Augusta Savage

1930s

Sculpture and community arts education

What Augusta contributed

Created sculpture and helped train a generation of artists in Harlem.

The story

Savage directed the Harlem Community Art Center and advocated for Black artists. Her work The Harp was created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

Why it matters

Her legacy includes both her own artwork and the opportunities she created for other artists.

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