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Artist Betye Saar, who used repurposed objects to reclaim identity, has died at 99
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Chloe Veltman
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Renowned artist Betye Saar has passed away at age 99, just before her 100th birthday. A pioneer of assemblage art, Saar was celebrated for using found objects to critique and dismantle racist stereotypes, most notably in her 1972 work 'The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.'
The artist Betye Saar has died. Saar made three-dimensional art with found objects, tackling stereotypes about Black identity and women. Her longtime gallery, Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, said she died in her sleep in Los Angeles on Sunday — just days shy of her 100th birthday.
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