Sculptor Augusta Savage was a trailblazing art activist, educator and pioneer. She was the first Black woman to open her own art studio and also had a piece featured at the 1939 World's Fair.
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"Her resilience, her dedication, and a waymaker for other artists," said Tammi Lawson, who manages the artwork and material culture collection at the Schomburg Center."Harlem was popping," Lawson said."It was the Black Mecca. She was just surrounded by encouragement, and she just took off." "That's when she started being an activist, because she started a ferocious letter writing campaign and the story was covered nationally," Lawson said.
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