Audacious Women: Searching for Augusta Savage

Charlotte Mangin and Sandy Rattley for PBS
May 1, 2024

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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 activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D., explores Savage’s legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.

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