Sarah Roberts "Sallie" Wagner (June 7, 1913 – August 20, 2006) was an American anthropologist, businesswoman, activist, filmmaker, and arts patron.
She began amateur archaeological explorations in her youth, collecting artifacts from her family's farm and along the Ohio River.
She promoted and supported the work of local and indigenous artists, including Navajo painter Beatien Yazz,[7] composer Lucia Dlugoszewski,[8] and dancer Erick Hawkins.
The 1951 Lippincott-Wagner home in Williams, Oregon, designed by Winfield Scott Wellington, is "considered one of the finest examples of post-World War II Contemporary architectural design in Southern Oregon"; musician Steve Miller owned in the house from 1976 to 1986,[18] and it was registered with the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
During World War II, Wagner lived in Berkeley, California, while her husband was serving in the United States Navy.
[21] The Library of Congress has a small collection of Wagner's papers, mostly involving her support for the dance company run by Erick Hawkins.