Preview
Item Type
Realia
File
Z5
Number
2845
Creation Date
1939
Description
This statue, a small bronze reproduction of the original, was sculpted in 1939 for the World's Fair. The statue in the form of a "Harp of Humanity" was titled from the anthem by James Weldon Johnson. Unfortunately, it was razed at the end of the Fair, along with all the other temporary structures, since money had not been allocated to cast the full size statue in bronze.
The base of the piece has this text applied:
Reproduction of a Work of Art created by Augusta Savage. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" now on exhibit at the New York World's Fair.
Augusta Savage Studios, Inc.
143 West 125th Street
New York, N.Y.
Recommended Citation
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp). 1939. Eartha M.M. White Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and University Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/eartha_images/24
Image of other side
Savage front 2.jpg (3616 kB)
Image of front
Savage under 2.jpg (5215 kB)
Image of bottom
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