Photograph of Augusta Savage's sulpture, Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)

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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.

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