Friday, October 19, 2018

Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage's legacy preserved in Ulster County

Savage had met the eccentric bohemian writer Joe Gould at a poetry reading, after which he became "romantically" obsessed with her. So in 1945 she decided to leave her city life behind, relocating to Saugerties.
http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/view/full_story/27607555/article--Harlem-Renaissance-sculptor-Augusta-Savage-s-legacy-preserved-in-Ulster-County-?instance=almanac_no_link

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