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7 of Betye Saar’s Most Important Works

nytimes.com · 12d

7 of Betye Saar’s Most Important Works

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The artist, who died just short of her 100th birthday, subverted racist tropes by turning mammy dolls into warriors and presenting the breadth of the Black experience.

First report: Betye Saar, influential assemblage artist who 'liberated' Aunt Jemima, dies at 99 latimes.com, 15d

The coverage

  1. Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity and spirituality, dies at 99

    pbs.org · 12d

  2. Betye Saar, assemblage artist who reframed racist and sexist imagery, has died, aged 99

    theartnewspaper.com · 12d

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