"and created the monumental work The Harp for the 1939 New York World's Fair". (Biography) Ms. Augusta Christine Fells was born February 29, 1892 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. As a child, she skipped school to sculpt small figures of animals and other things using natural clay (#naturallygrown). Her father, a Methodist minister, didn't approve of it and would almost "beat the art" out of her. Still, she sculpted to her heart's content until her and her family moved to West Palm Beach. Since there was no natural clay she went to a local pottery store to continue her work eventually submitting "a group of small figures" to a county fair, winning a prize, and curosity of the superintendent, Mr. George Graham Currie, who told her to move forward despite racism. Of course there was struggle, trials, and tribulations, but Ms. Fells was as determined as they come. She attended Cooper Union, a tuition-free school, where she finished in THREE years (#blackgirlmagic) She tried joining a summer program in France, was rejected, sent a letter about it, made the headlines, but to no avail. She couldn't attend, but she received a letter from a Mr. Herman MacNeil asking her to come to his studio to do what she does best. She became a leader in the Harlem Renaissance, sculpted busts of W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, "The Pigilist", and "The Harp". She also became a literary and artistic movement of the 1920s and 30's. She went on to study abroad, gain more credit and reputation for her work, was awarded the Julius Rosenwald fellowship IN FRANCE, and received a grant to travel and showcase her work in other European countries. That's that #blackwomanenchantment She moved back to the U.S. during the Great Depression and built schools to teach children in her community and others. Mrs. Savage has been married three times in her life and widowed those three times. She had one child, her daughter, Irene, and she lived "a small town life" until her time to go Home was upon here where she lived the rest of her years with her daughter and other family members. Mrs. Savage died on March 26, 1962. #SAVAGE https://www.instagram.com/p/B8C3hXSH3Iv/?igshid=1t7ze475ecdvj