Searching for Augusta Savage Screening and Converation
06/01/2024
Threewalls presents Searching for Augusta Savage in partnership with The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Saturday, June 1 at 1:00 pm, Main Theater
Screening at 1:00 pm followed by a conversation and reception
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
740 E. 56th Place
Register at SearchingforAugustaSavage.Eventbrite.com
Join us for the Chicago presentation of Searching for Augusta Savage, the new documentary on visionary artist, educator, and leader Augusta Savage. Savage was a leading figure during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond. The documentary offers an introduction to her life and practice.
Following the screening, filmmaker Charlotte Mangin and art historian and curator, Dr. Jeffreen M. Hayes, who is also the narrator and host for the film, will be conversation about Savage, her life and the filmmaking process. After the conversation, join us for a reception in the Ames Auditorium.
The short documentary is part of American Masters Shorts, a new PBS digital series. Searching for Augusta Savage is produced, written, and directed by Audacious Women Productions’ Charlotte Mangin and Sandy Rattley.