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Augusta Savage (1892-1962)

African American sculptor, teacher, and advocate for black artists Augusta Savage was born Augusta Christine Fell in Green Cove Springs, Florida on February 29, 1892, the child of Edward Fells, a laborer and Methodist minister, and Cornelia Murphy. She retained the last name of her second husband, a carpenter named James Savage; they were divorced in the early 1920s.  After moving to Harlem in New York in 1921, Savage studied art at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where she finished the four-year program in three years . She was recommended by Harlem librarian Sadie Peterson, for a commission of a bust of W.E.B. DuBois.  The sculpture was well received and she began sculpting busts of other African American leaders. Savage’s bust of a Harlem child, Gamin (1929), brought her ...

Random Give Aways

I'm going to have random give away's for the readers of my blog. In order for you to enter you simply need to read my blog posts and leave an intelligent comment concerning whatever the blog post is about. I'm going to have more than just one or two random give away's to and you never know what I may be giving away. It could be a program for your computer, an ebook, a picture, etc. If you want to enter the random drawing you simply need to send me an email. In the email I want you to include your first and last name and in the subject line I want you to write: "Enlightened Free Thinking Nubian Kings And Queens" Random Give Away's  You don't have to enter if you don't want to. I'm just trying to gain more readers to my blog by doing special promotions. My email address is www.larry.malone96@gmail.com Thank you for taking the time to read this message and be on the lookout because you never know who may get chosen.