Searching for Augusta Savage is a short film fro PBS’ American Mastersseries. It’s a look at Augusta Savage, the woman responsible for the most popular piece of art at the 1939 World’s Fair, a piece inspired by Lift Every Voice and Sing (see above). Unfortunately that piece was destroyed and 70 of 160 pieces of Savage’s work has been lost to time.
This excellent look at the woman and her art, also ponders why institutions tend not to collect art from women and why African Americans are also not as well represented.
The film is currently streaming and be viewed by watching it below
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