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Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)

Augusta Savage American

1939

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Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962), White metal cast with a black patina

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Image courtesy of The New-York Historical Society, New York.

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Image courtesy of The New-York Historical Society, New York.

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Image courtesy of The New-York Historical Society, New York.

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Image courtesy of The New-York Historical Society, New York.

Title: Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)

Artist: Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962)

Date: 1939

Medium: White metal cast with a black patina

Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 4 in. (27.3 × 24.1 × 10.2 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: New-York Historical Society, Purchase, Coaching Club Acquisition Fund

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