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Augusta Savage

1892 - 1962

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Augusta Savage (born Augusta Christine Fells; February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augusta Savage is the 244th most popular sculptor (up from 246th in 2019), the 11,173rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,859th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Augusta Savage ranks 244 out of 258. Before her are Chris Burden, Walter W. Winans, Mari Gerekmezyan, Jens Galschiøt, Harriet Hosmer, and Mikhail Anikushin. After her are Dale Chihuly, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Megumi Igarashi, Anne Seymour Damer, Ronald Pope, and Ruth Asawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Augusta Savage ranks 289. Before her are Frithjof Sælen, Ross Cuthbert, Stuart Davis, Mady Christians, Bjarne Johnsen, and John F. Seitz. After her are Sumner Welles, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Nico Bouvy, Keith Park, Patricia Collinge, and Slim Summerville. Among people deceased in 1962, Augusta Savage ranks 217. Before her are Josiah McCracken, Jean Brichaut, R. H. Tawney, Robinson Jeffers, Frank Amyot, and Emmanuil Kazakevich. After her are Paul Boffa, A. E. Douglass, Louise Fazenda, Léon Binoche, Ludwig Bemelmans, and Ernie Kovacs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Augusta Savage ranks 11,175 out of 20,380. Before her are Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Little Willie John (1937), Camilla Belle (1986), Stephen Decatur (1779), Aldo Ray (1926), and Peter Goldreich (1939). After her are William Cameron Townsend (1896), Beverly Garland (1926), Norvel Lee (1924), Jake Angeli (1988), Henry McMaster (1947), and Joe South (1940).

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Among SCULPTORS In United States

Among sculptors born in United States, Augusta Savage ranks 18. Before her are Audrey Munson (1891), Edmonia Lewis (1844), Daniel Chester French (1850), Beverly Pepper (1922), Chris Burden (1946), and Harriet Hosmer (1830). After her are Dale Chihuly (1941), Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876), Ruth Asawa (1926), and Horatio Greenough (1805).

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