Lift Every Voice

Agusta Savage was an artist in the Harlem Renaissance.  In 1939, Savage was commissioned to create a sculpture for the New York's World Fair.  This picture is a replica of a life size sculpture she created  and named "The Harp"  it was an exhibit in the court of the Contemporary Arts building.  The sculpture depicts a group of twelve singers in graduated heights symbolizing the strings of a harp.  The Sounding board was formed by the hand and arm of God and the kneeling man holding music represented the foot pedal.  When she made the design, there were no funds available to cast it, and no facility to house it.  After the fair, the sculpture was demolished along with all the other art in the fair.


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