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Green apples
Title
Green apples.
Production
[New York, New York], 1928.
Physical Description
1 sculpture : bronze ; 40 x 18.5 x 14.5 cm
Notes
Title from base of sculpture.
Provenance
Bequest of Grayce Fairfax Nail, 1970.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Augusta Savage (1892-1962), African American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Summary
A bronze sculpture by Augusta Savage portraying a boy holding his stomach and grimacing in pain. It is titled on the front of the base: "Green Apples." It is signed on the top of the base with the artist's monogram, "Savage" lettered vertically within a chevron, and dated 1928.
Format
Other
Added to Catalog
September 30, 2014
References
Augusta Savage, Green Apples. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Augusta Savage, Green Apples. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Bronzes (visual works) - United States - 20th century.
Sculpture (visual work) - United States - 20th century.
Occupation
Sculptors United States 20th century.
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