Bibliograph

Augusta Savage, the shape of a sculptor's life, Marilyn Nelson ; afterword by Tammi Lawson

Type

Label

Augusta Savage, the shape of a sculptor's life, Marilyn Nelson ; afterword by Tammi Lawson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12-18, CLCD Enterprise

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Augusta Savage

Oclc number

1264177382

Responsibility statement

Marilyn Nelson ; afterword by Tammi Lawson

Sub title

the shape of a sculptor's life

Summary

"A powerful biography in poems about Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance-with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture"--, Provided by publisherAugusta Savage was arguable the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, she flourished during the Harlem Renaissance and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists. Nelson's poems are paired with photographs of Savage's work, and photographs from her life. The result is an important portrait of an exceptional artist who, despite the limitations she faced, was compelled to forge a life through art and creativity. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book

Table Of Contents

1892-1930. Leap-year baby ; First duckling ; Fifth duckling ; Birth order ; The figure of a frog ; Wildfire ; Fingers remember ; No clay ; Strut, Miss Savage ; Making ; Hot dog ; Halo ; Forgive me, baby ; The Du Bois commission ; Harlem, Africa ; Marcus Garvey sits for a bust ; Negress denied entry ; Hitting bottom ; Gallery opening ; The Rome fellowship ; Gamin -- 1931-1940. Parlaying le français ; Studio ; Bust of Aleksandr Pushkin ; Hot pursuit ; Leonore ; Boy with rabbit ; Harlem community art center ; The harp ; Opening of the Salon of Contemporary Negro Arts ; Ralization ; Bust of James Weldon Johnson ; Head of John Henry ; Up down up ; After the glory ; Salon -- 1941-1962. The pugilist ; The return of the genius author ; Head of Minerva ; No forwarding address ; Bust of Steven "Barry" Baran ; Chicken-foot soup ; Girl with braids ; Final commission ; Juneteenth barbecue ; I don't know ; Crows ; Bird feeder ; Awake ; A gift to be ; Bas relief of a female dancer -- Afterword

Target audience

juvenile

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