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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Leader
Work_PrefTitle
Leader
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view showing depth of wash board "frame"
Image_Title
Overall view showing depth of wash board "frame"
Image View
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Creator:
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Betye Saar (American sculptor, born 1926)
Agent_Display
Betye Saar (American sculptor, born 1926)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2012.328
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2012.328
Location
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Location Note:
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5600 Mayflower Hill; Lunder Collection
Work_LocationNotes
5600 Mayflower Hill; Lunder Collection
Location Note
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GPS:
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44.565-69.660833
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Date:
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1998 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1998 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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assemblage (sculpture)
Work_Worktype1
assemblage (sculpture)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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mixed media assemblage including wash board
Work_MaterialDisplay
mixed media assemblage including wash board
Material
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Technique:
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assemblage (sculpture technique)
Work_Technique
assemblage (sculpture technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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66 cm (height) x 34.3 cm (width) x 7 cm (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
66 cm (height) x 34.3 cm (width) x 7 cm (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); African Americans; Blacks in art; Civil rights; political art; protest art; Aunt Jemima; Mammy
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
contemporary (1960 to present); African Americans; Blacks in art; Civil rights; political art; protest art; Aunt Jemima; Mammy
Subjects
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Description:
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Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which engaged myths and stereotypes about race and femininity. Saar was inspired to create assemblages by a 1967 exhibition by found object sculptor, Joseph Cornell. She was also greatly influenced by Simon Rodia's Watts Towers, which she witnessed being built in her childhood. This work is one of many where Saar took a found object of an Aunt Jemima or Mammy figure and subverted the original stereotype by adding weapons to empower the figure. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which engaged myths and stereotypes about race and femininity. Saar was inspired to create assemblages by a 1967 exhibition by found object sculptor, Joseph Cornell. She was also greatly influenced by Simon Rodia's Watts Towers, which she witnessed being built in her childhood. This work is one of many where Saar took a found object of an Aunt Jemima or Mammy figure and subverted the original stereotype by adding weapons to empower the figure. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-SAAR-CA-L-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-SAAR-CA-L-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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