Mystic Sky with Self-Portrait
Betye Saar, American, born 1926. Published by Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia.
Date:
1992Medium:
Color offset lithograph with paper constructionDimensions:
Image and sheet: 21 7/16 x 25 1/4 inches (54.5 x 64.1 cm)Copyright:
© Betye Saar; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY.Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
2009-61-72Credit Line:
Gift of the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2009
1992Medium:
Color offset lithograph with paper constructionDimensions:
Image and sheet: 21 7/16 x 25 1/4 inches (54.5 x 64.1 cm)Copyright:
© Betye Saar; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY.Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2009-61-72Credit Line:
Gift of the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2009
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african american art [x] african american artist [x] composition [x] heart and hand [x] luck [x] portrait [x] self-portrait [x] sky [x] symbolism [x] universe [x]Saar views herself as both conjurer and recycler as she inventively explores mystical subjects in her multimedia collages and assemblages. The artist is fascinated by the remnants of memories stirred by found materials, fragments of relics, and ordinary objects, as well as signs and symbols that elicit emotions relating to identity.
