Betye Saar, pioneering figure of Black arts movement, dies at 99
Betye Saar, a pioneering artist and key figure in the Black arts movement, has passed away at the age of 99. She was widely celebrated for her assemblage art that reclaimed and critiqued historical racial stereotypes.
Betye Saar on her patio at home in Los Angeles in this 2016 picture. Photograph: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/AP Betye Saar on her patio at home in Los Angeles in this 2016 picture. Photograph: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/AP Art and design Betye Saar, pioneering figure of Black arts movement, dies at 99 Leading assemblage artist was known for reclaiming Jim Crow-era memorabilia as images of Black liberation
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