Eugene Savage

Eugene Francis Savage
Eugene Francis Savage
Self portrait of Eugene Francis Savage, 1924
Born(1883-03-29)March 29, 1883[1]
DiedOctober 19, 1978(1978-10-19) (aged 95)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationChicago Art Institute, American Academy in Rome, Yale University
Known forPainting, murals
MovementNeorenaissance
Art Deco
Island Feast, mural by Savage, Matson Navigation Company

Eugene Francis Savage (March 29, 1883 – October 19, 1978) was an American painter and sculptor known for his murals in the manner made official under the Works Projects Administration. He also is known for his work on the Bailey Fountain in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York, the mural Videbimus Lumen in the Butler Library of Columbia University, and the Alma Mater mural featured in the Sterling Memorial Library on the campus of Yale University.

  1. ^ a b Fort, Ilene Susan; Quick, Michael, eds. (1991). American art : a catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collection. University of Washington Press. p. 462. ISBN 0295970278.