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Musician and Dancer by Augusta Savage

Musician and Dancer

Augusta Savage · 1939

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DETAILS
Artist
Augusta Savage
Date
1939
Medium
Painted plaster
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Musician: 34.3 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm (13 1/2 × 6 × 6 in.); Dancer: 39.4 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm (15 1/2 × 6 × 6 in.)
Collection
Arts of the Americas
Culture
United States
Credit line
Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowment Fund
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