Betye Saar: Extending the Frozen Moment [Inscribed and Signed by Saar]

Betye Saar; James Christen Seward et al [essays]; Sean M. Ulmer and Katharine Derosier Weiss [contrs.]

ISBN 10: 0520246624 / ISBN 13: 9780520246621

Published by University of Michigan Museum of Art / University of California Press, Ann Arbor, MI / Berkeley, CA, 2005

About this Item

Ann Arbor, MI / Berkeley, CA: University of Michigan Museum of Art / University of California Press, 2005. First Edition with full number line. Quarto (31cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 176pp.; full color illus. throughout. Small bump at top edge of rear board, else a Near Fine example. Inscribed and signed on half title page, "To Betty / w/ [heart] / Betye Saar." Splendid exhibition catalog for this solo show of the late Black artist Betye Saar (1926-2026), best known for her assemblage and installation art -- "I'll Bend But I Will Not Break": a chained ironing board superimposed with a 19th century illustration of a slave ship; or "The Band at The Libya," a photo of a band performing at The Libya Harlem restaurant affixed to an old violin.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Betye Saar: Extending the Frozen Moment [Inscribed and Signed by Saar]
• Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Art / University of California Press, Ann Arbor, MI / Berkeley, CA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520246624
• ISBN 13: 9780520246621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 4 pounds
• Signed: Signed
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Signed
  • Black Studies / Black Arts and Artists

About this title

Synopsis

Betye Saar, born in Los Angeles in 1926, emerged in the 1960s as a powerful figure in the redefinition of African American art. Over the past forty years, she has injected African American visual histories into mainstream visual culture by blending spiritual, political, and cultural iconography to create complex works with universal impact. This beautifully illustrated book accompanies an exhibition of Saar's work, showcasing the extraordinary depth and breadth of her achievement. It provides multiple vantage points from which to gain a richer understanding of Saar's career, American art of the 1960s, feminism, contemporary art, and California culture and politics.

Copub: University of Michigan Museum of Art

About the Author

James Christen Steward is Director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Deborah Willis is Professor of Photography and Imaging at New York University. Kellie Jones is Assistant Professor of the History of Art and African American Studies at Yale University. Richard Cándida Smith is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Lowery Stokes Sims is Director of the Studio Museum, Harlem, New York. Sean M. Ulmer is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at UMMA. Katharine Derosier Weiss is Exhibitions Assistant at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.