Photograph of Augusta Savage's sculpture, Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Augusta Savage, American, 1892 - 1962
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of artist Augusta Savage's 16-foot tall sculpture, "Lift Every Voice and Sing", inspired by the song by James Weldon and Rosamond Johnson from the 1939 New York World's Fair. The 16-foot-tall plaster sculpture was the most popular and most photographed work at the fair; small metal souvenir copies were sold, and many postcards of the piece were purchased. Savage did not have funds to have it cast in bronze, or to move and store it. Like other temporary installations, the sculpture was destroyed at the close of the fair.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jackie Bryant Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.66.112
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)