The Monumental Imagination of Augusta Savage
Publisher |
Smithsonian
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Dec 28, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:27:39

Public monuments to honor Black Americans in the 1930s: that was the vision of Augusta Savage, a Harlem Renaissance sculptor who has been called one of the most influential artists of the 21st century. But the monuments she left behind might not be what you'd expect.

Guests:

Karen Lemmey, Lucy S. Rhame Curator of Sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum  Grace Yasumura, assistant curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum  Tess Korobkin, Professor of American Art at University of Maryland, College Park

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