Augusta Fells Savage (1882 - 1962)
Savage was an artist who lived in Florida. She started out by making clay figures against her father's wishes. She was so passionate about her art that she went to New York to study art and receive training to become an artist. At one point, she applied for a summer art program, but was denied by the French government because of her race. This was how she was like the sisters because though she was denied there, she was determined. She ended up studying with the sculptor Herman Mac Neil. She became a portrait sculptor and portrayed W.E.B. DuBois, Frederick Douglass, and many other famous black persons of the time. Another way she was like the sisters was that she strived for education. She knew, just like the sisters, that education was the only way to get ahead in life. In the end, she became a teacher just like the sisters were at one time. She did it to help others use their gifts to get ahead just like her.
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