Betye Saar (97 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A very clean and well preserved copy. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Luminous and tranquil, Saars newest installation uses natural objects and materials to take the viewer on a spiritual journeyThis volume features the Huntington Library and Museums commissioned site-specific installation Drifting toward Twilight (2023) by Betye Saar (born 1926). A solitary canoe drifts on a bed of brambles, illuminated by a cool neon glow. Inside, three passengers are transported to a mystical destination by two otherworldly beings. Guided by the dawn, the dusk and the phases of the moon, they transition from one cosmic reality to another. Part dreamscape and part altar, Drifting toward Twilight conjures journeys and the constant cycles of the natural world. Like cards pulled from a tarot deck, each object inside takes on a symbolic power: a monumental canoe, birdcages, antlers and plant material harvested from the Huntingtons grounds. This richly illustrated companion book includes a preface and a 1973 interview with the artist by author and longtime friend Ishmael Reed. Other contributions include a profile by Hilton Als and a new interview with the artist by Sola Saar Agustsson, her granddaughter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Issued. First Edition. Huntington Library, 2025; first printing, with no additional indicated; 103pp. Illustrated in full color, black-and-white when original, with accompanying interviews with Saar and essays by Hilton Als, Tiffany E. Barber, and Ishmael Reed. No dust jacket, as issued. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Light wear only to blue gradient cloth boards; silver titling remains bright and bold. Lime green stamped text block remains bright. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. …

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Let's Get It On: The Wearable Art of Betye Saar. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. soft cover, as issued., one small nick and one corner crease to cover. no other flaws. clean. no markings. sturdy binding., 1000 unnumbered copies printed., 40pp., 8 large color plates and 16 b/w illustrations. catalogue and reference section. essay. interview with the artist. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exhibition Catalogue. …

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to. 68 pp. Illustrated paper boards. Minor rubbing and shelf-wear. Near Fine.

spiral_bound. Condition: Very Good. Spiral-boundLooks almost new, tight and solid. Very clean with no markings or writing. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. From theatrical costumes to leather accessories and jewelry, Saars early wearable artworks are as transformative as her assemblagesOrganized around Betye Saars early work in costume and jewelry design during the 1960s and 1970s, Lets Get It On explores how this formative period profoundly shaped her pioneering work in assemblage and installation. Through original drawings, essays, archival materials and installation images, the book traces Saars evolution from designer to artist, revealing the enduring connections between her wearable creations and her broader visual language. It features newly commissioned scholarship alongside rare photographs, sketches, jewelry, garments and ephemera from Saars personal archives, offering fresh insight into the artists lifelong engagement with materials, memory and Black cultural expression. The book also includes a custom-designed sewing pattern by Betye Saar, inspired by her studio practice. This set features comprehensive instructions, precision-cut pattern pieces and an exclusive artist-designed iron-on: everything you need to spark your own creative journey. Lets Get It On provides an invaluable resource for understanding the full scope of Saars creative practice and her influence across generations.Betye Saar (born 1926) is renowned for pioneering Black feminism and West Coast assemblage in her visionary artistic practice, through dense, complexly referential objects. For over seven decades, Saars work has led dialogues on race and gender, reflecting changing cultural and political contexts. Most recently, solo presentations have been hosted by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Saars work was prominently featured in We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 196585 at the Brooklyn Museum and in Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 11.00x9.25x11.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Original light blue pictorial covers, 6 7/8 x 9 ½ inches, 36 pp, illustrated with various color depictions of Aunt Jemima on washboards. Softcover, fine: tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. Art; exhibition catalogue (catalog) ; African-American; 0 pages. …

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Softcover with metal spiral binding, 86 pages; very good condition, owner's name and date stamp; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. An investigation into Saar's lifelong interest in Black dolls, with new watercolors, historic assemblages, sketchbooks and a selection of Black dolls from the artists collectionThis volume features new watercolor works on paper and assemblages by Betye Saar (born 1926) that incorporate the artists personal collection of Black dolls. These watercolors showcase the artists experimentation with vivid color and layered techniques, and her new interest in flat shapes. While Saar has previously used painting in her mixed-media collages, this is the first publication to focus on her watercolor works on paper.Watercolor is something that children use, so I decided, maybe Ill paint something about children, maybe Ill paint the dolls, Saar says. Referencing the underrepresented history of Black dolls through Saars artistic lens, this catalog distills several intersecting themes, imagery and objects in Saars oeuvre, highlighting her prominent usage and reinvention of Black imagery. It contains 90 color images, including early assemblage works that feature Black dolls, such as Gris-Gris Box (1972) and Mti (1973), plus early sketchbooks and a curated selection of Saars Black doll collection. It also includes original essays by Rachel Federman, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum, and Katherine Jentleson, Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, and an interview with the artist by her granddaughter, Maddy Inez Leeser. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Spiral bound. Condition: Near Fine. No dust jacket. First Edition. Essays by Lucy R. Lippard, Ishmael Reed and Judith Williams. Betye and Alison Saar (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 11.00x9.25x11.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. An investigation into Saar's lifelong interest in Black dolls, with new watercolors, historic assemblages, sketchbooks and a selection of Black dolls from the artist's collectionThis volume features new watercolor works on paper and assemblages by Betye Saar (born 1926) that incorporate the artist's personal collection of Black dolls. These watercolors showcase the artist's experimentation with vivid color and layered techniques, and her new interest in flat shapes. While Saar has previously used painting in her mixed-media collages, this is the first publication to focus on her watercolor works on paper."Watercolor is something that children use, so I decided, maybe I'll paint something about children, maybe I'll paint the dolls," Saar says. Referencing the underrepresented history of Black dolls through Saar's artistic lens, this catalog distills several intersecting themes, imagery and objects in Saar's oeuvre, highlighting her prominent usage and reinvention of Black imagery. It contains 90 color images, including early assemblage works that feature Black dolls, such as Gris-Gris Box (1972) and Mti (1973), plus early sketchbooks and a curated selection of Saar's Black doll collection. It also includes original essays by Rachel Federman, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings at the Morgan Library and Museum, and Katherine Jentleson, Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, and an interview with the artist by her granddaughter, Maddy Inez Leeser. …

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Rarely seen installation works that exemplify this pioneering artists critical focus on Black identity and Black feminismPublished with Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.Showcasing a lesser-known aspect of Saars art, Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight provides new insights into her explorations of ritual, spirituality and cosmologies, as well as themes of the African diaspora. Featured here are significant installations created by Saar from 1980 to 1998, including Oasis (1984), a work that will be reconfigured at ICA Miamis Saar exhibition for the first time in more than 30 years.With compelling scholarship and rich illustrationcombining new installation photography and archival materialthe monograph provides a fresh look at this significant artists critical and influential practice. Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight reinforces and celebrates Saars standing as a visionary artist, storyteller and mythmaker, and the ongoing significance and relevance of her work to the most pressing issues in America today.Betye Saar (born 1926) is renowned for pioneering Black feminism and West Coast assemblage in her visionary artistic practice, through dense, complexly referential objects. For over six decades, Saars work has led dialogues on race and gender, reflecting changing cultural and political contexts. Most recently, solo presentations have been hosted by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Saars work was prominently featured in We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 196585 at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, and in Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern, London, which traveled to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Brooklyn Museum; The Broad, Los Angeles; and the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…