{"id":364,"date":"2019-12-04T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T20:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/?page_id=364"},"modified":"2019-12-17T20:03:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:03:59","slug":"the-harp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/the-harp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"746\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/OneVoiceMixedChorus_LiftEveryVoiceAndSing_191773771034_1_5.mp3'>Lift Every Voice and Sing<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/OneVoiceMixedChorus_LiftEveryVoiceAndSing_191773771034_1_5.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Lift Every Voice and Sing\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Lift Every Voice and Sing\\\" from Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream by One Voice Mixed Chorus,J. Rosamond Johnson. Released: 2017. Track 5. Genre: World Music.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"One Voice Mixed Chorus,J. Rosamond Johnson\",\"album\":\"Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream\",\"genre\":\"World Music\",\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"1:29\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/OneVoiceMixedChorus_LiftEveryVoiceAndSing_191773771034_1_5-mp3-image.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/OneVoiceMixedChorus_LiftEveryVoiceAndSing_191773771034_1_5-mp3-image-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Here is the page for <em>The Harp<\/em> by Augusta Savage. Feel free to play the song that inspired the sculptor as you read about this work of art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/ff\/39\/6f\/ff396f231c5abd1234eaf92663cf5411.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for the harp augusta savage\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The Harp<\/em> was constructed by black female artist and activist Augusta Savage (1892-1962) for the New York World&#8217;s Fair in 1939. This self-made sculptor originally called this piece <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lift Every Voice and Sing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a homage to the inspirational national Black anthem of the same title by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTb6K3Ak3ero_IJHW0DQUoT7_CzQwti_nvDjObMUF_tYOUDNhpZ_g&amp;s\" alt=\"Image result for augusta savage the harp\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The physical consolidation of the twelve African American that make up this structure, contribute to a surrounding atmosphere of community and togetherness. To the eye of officials of the World\u2019s Fair, the folds on the robes adorned on the performers, resembled strings on a harp and renamed Savage\u2019s work as so. The exaggerated heights of the singers can be emblematic of metaphorical heights that can be reached following liberation. The work of art was destroyed soon after it was open to the public due to the lack of financial support Savage received to bronze the sixteen-foot tall structure. Following the destruction of <em>The Harp<\/em>, smaller versions of the piece were constructed and bronzed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1048\/1*CYM7c8pLintQfTi4MiMe8A.jpeg\" alt=\"Image result for augusta savage the harp\" width=\"209\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Themes such as community, liberation, and music highlighted in Augusta Savage\u2019s work can also be found within Beyonce\u2019s embodiment of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lift Every Voice and Sing <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and Maya Angelou\u2019s words in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caged<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bird<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Through each artist\u2019s unique ways of execution, each piece sheds light on the significance of the unification of the black collective by tapping into one\u2019s innate desire to belong to a community.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The female artists also highlight the importance and historical significance of music. In the years of slavery, black people sang of freedom which was \u201cunknown but longed for still.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lastly, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lift Every Voice and Sing <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encompasses the importance of acknowledging the grim past in black history while celebrating the milestones that black people have made collectively, a concept prevalent in both <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Harp <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caged Bird<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Modes of freedom such as community, faith, and music are all discussed within the three works of art, and each piece highlights the importance of these themes within black culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Thank you for taking the time to learn about these amazingly inspirational black female artists,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and if you would like to begin the whole digital experience again,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/asli-suejona-natalie\/\">\u00a0click here to go back home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/lift-every-voice-and-sing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1838\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/Back-arrow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/Back-arrow.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/afr111-f19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/442\/2019\/12\/Back-arrow-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the page for The Harp by Augusta Savage. Feel free to play the song that inspired the sculptor as you read about this work of art. The Harp was constructed by black female artist and activist Augusta Savage (1892-1962) for the New York World&#8217;s Fair in 1939. 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