Augusta Savage with her sculpture "Realization"
Title
Augusta Savage with her sculpture "Realization"
Subject
The Harlem Renaissance Exhibit
Description
"'Realization' sculture by Augusta Savage, Consultant-Supervisor to the Harlem Community Center, 290 Lenox Ave, NYC, is shown with the artist, Augusta Savage. She will participate in the Womens National Exposition of Arts and Industries, opening Monday, March 28, at Grand Central Palace, NYC. Miss Savage was recently commissioned by the World's Fair, 1939, to execute several pieces of sculpture for the event." From an accompanying document in the Archives of American Art
Creator
Herman for the WPA federal Art Project
Source
Courtesy Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Publisher
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Date
Circa 1938
Rights
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Citation
Herman for the WPA federal Art Project, “Augusta Savage with her sculpture "Realization",” Millersville University Digital Exhibits, accessed September 7, 2026, https://millersvillearchives.com/items/show/1565.