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Laughing Boy

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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Painting and Sculpture Collection

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Augusta Savage

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Title
Laughing Boy
Names
Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962 (Sculptor)
Collection

Painting and Sculpture Collection

Augusta Savage

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1932 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Shelf locator: Sc Art (Painting & Sculpture Collection)
Shelf locator: SC.92.005
Genres
Sculpture
Notes
Content: All photographs of original 3D objects
Physical Description
Extent: 1 sculpture : marble ; 12.5 x 12.5 x 6.25 in. (31.8 x 31.8 x 15.9 cm)
Marble
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11486938
Photo Order: 58950
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23909284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9a325810-10e6-0136-b343-6149431feb4c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Creator Born
  • 1932: Created
  • 1962: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Laughing Boy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1932. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935e0070-1112-0136-c3e6-35d11b35be5b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Laughing Boy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935e0070-1112-0136-c3e6-35d11b35be5b

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1932). Laughing Boy Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/935e0070-1112-0136-c3e6-35d11b35be5b

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Laughing Boy