Creator

Augusta Savage

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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.

Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Savage side 2_2.jpg (3326 kB)
Image of other side

Savage front 2.jpg (3616 kB)
Image of front

Savage under 2.jpg (5215 kB)
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