Betye Saar |
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| Text by:
| Carpenter, Jane H. |
| Author:
| Saar, Betye |
| Foreword by:
| Driskell, David C. |
| Series title: | The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7649-2349-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Publisher: | Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Considered a premier assemblage artist, Betye Saar has been creating inspired pieces since the early 1960s. Her works are in the collections of notable museums like Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City; Museum of Fine Art, Boston; The Studio Museum in Harlem; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She has taught at the University of California and at the Parsons-Otis Institute, both in Los Angeles,...
More DescriptionConsidered a premier assemblage artist, Betye Saar has been creating inspired pieces since the early 1960s. Her works are in the collections of notable museums like Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City; Museum of Fine Art, Boston; The Studio Museum in Harlem; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She has taught at the University of California and at the Parsons-Otis Institute, both in Los Angeles, and has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Betye Saar is a comprehensive look at Saar's works, from the 1960 print Samsara to the powerful mixed-media assemblage Blackbird (2002), and a dynamic career.