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Name: Augusta Savage : the Shape of a Sculptor's Life
Author: Nelson, Marilyn
ISBN: [978-0-316-29802-5,0-316-29802-6]

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Augusta Savage : the Shape of a Sculptor's Life

Author: Nelson, Marilyn

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Follett Number: 1707RU2
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2022
Format: 114 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-29802-5
ISBN-10: 0-316-29802-6
LCCN: 2021-030799
Dewey: 811
Classifications: Nonfiction

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African American Sculptors Poetry

Biographical Poetry

Pattern Poetry

Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962 Poetry

Sculptors United States Poetry

"A . . . biography in poems about Augusta Savage, the . . . artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance--with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture"--Provided by publisher.

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This powerful biography in poems? tells the life of Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance. A Claudia Lewis Award Winner for Poetry by the Bank Street College of Education A Black Caucus ALA Children & Young Adult Award Winner A CCBC Children's Choice * A CBC Teacher Favorite Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du Bois for the New York Public Library. She flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence, and would go on to be nationally recognized as one of the featured artists at the 1939 World's Fair. She was the first-ever recorded Black gallerist. After being denied an artists' fellowship abroad on the basis of race, Augusta Savage worked to advance equal rights in the arts. And yet popular history has forgotten her name. Deftly written and brimming with photographs of Savage's stunning sculpture, this is an important portrait of an exceptional artist who, despite the limitations she faced, was compelled to forge a life through art and creativity. Features an afterword by the curator of the Art & Artifacts Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Horn Book * Kirkus Reviews * School Library Journal * Bank Street College ? "A stunning portrait of artistic genius and Black history in America." --Booklist, starred review ? "A wonderful addition to young people's literature on African American artists." --Horn Book, starred review ? "In a rich biography in verse, Nelson (A is for Oboe) gives voice to the Black sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962), a key Harlem Renaissance figure." --Publishers Weekly, starred review ? "Nelson's arresting poetry, which is accompanied by photographs of Savage's work, dazzles as it experiments with form. ... A lyrical biography from a master of the craft." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ? "A master poet breathes life and color into this portrait of a historically significant sculptor and her remarkable story." --School Library Journal, starred review

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