Betye Saar, Pioneering Black Arts Movement Figure, Dies at 99
Betye Saar, an influential artist celebrated for challenging stereotypes of Black women through her assemblage work, has passed away at the age of 99 in Los Angeles, having achieved significant art world recognition in her nineties.
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Betye Saar, artist who shattered stereotypes of Black women, dies at 99
She achieved art world stardom at 93, when she had simultaneous solo exhibitions in New York and California.
By Fred A. Bernstein
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Leading assemblage artist was known for reclaiming Jim Crow-era memorabilia as images of Black liberation Artist Betye Saar, the pioneering figure of the Black arts movement, died on Sunday morning in her home town of Los Angeles. She was 99. Saar, a famous practitioner of assemblage, an artistic style that builds sculpture from everyday objects, was best known for reclaiming Jim Crow era memorabilia such as dolls and washboards and recasting them as images of Black liberation. Saar also work...
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