Betye Saar, Grandma's Garden
Betye Saar
Grandma's Garden
1972
mixed media assemblage in artist's frame
13.5 h × 11 w × 1.25 d in (34 × 28 × 3 cm)
Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Grandma's Garden 1972 Betye Saar'.
Provenance: Collection of the artist | Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York | Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Exhibited: Betye Saar: Selected Assemblages, 21 July - 7 October 1984, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Betye Saar, 20 March - 20 April 1975, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Betye Saar, 1973 University of California Art Gallery, Los Angeles Betye Saar: Black Girl's Window, 15 December 1972 - 25 January 1973, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Literature: Feminist Studies Inc., Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring 2004, pg. 84 Conjure Women: Betye Saar and Rituals of Transformation 1960-1990, Carpenter, pg. 218 American Women Artists: From Early Indian Times to the Present, Rubinstein, pg. 419 Shrovetide in Old New Orleans, Reed, ppg. 151-52 Feminist Art Journal, Winter 1975-1976, pg. 5
This work can be previewed, and collected from, New York.
Condition Report: Due to the nature and delicacy of this artwork's construction, there are loose floral elements housed within the lower portion of the frame. Overall in fine condition. Slight appearance of fading to printed matter within construction. Framed behind acrylic measuring 14 x 12 x 2 inches.
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Betye Saar
Grandma's Garden
1972
mixed media assemblage in artist's frame
13.5 h × 11 w × 1.25 d in (34 × 28 × 3 cm)
Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Grandma's Garden 1972 Betye Saar'.
Provenance: Collection of the artist | Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York | Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Exhibited: Betye Saar: Selected Assemblages, 21 July - 7 October 1984, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Betye Saar, 20 March - 20 April 1975, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Betye Saar, 1973 University of California Art Gallery, Los Angeles Betye Saar: Black Girl's Window, 15 December 1972 - 25 January 1973, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Literature: Feminist Studies Inc., Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring 2004, pg. 84 Conjure Women: Betye Saar and Rituals of Transformation 1960-1990, Carpenter, pg. 218 American Women Artists: From Early Indian Times to the Present, Rubinstein, pg. 419 Shrovetide in Old New Orleans, Reed, ppg. 151-52 Feminist Art Journal, Winter 1975-1976, pg. 5
This work can be previewed, and collected from, New York.
Condition Report: Due to the nature and delicacy of this artwork's construction, there are loose floral elements housed within the lower portion of the frame. Overall in fine condition. Slight appearance of fading to printed matter within construction. Framed behind acrylic measuring 14 x 12 x 2 inches.
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