Betye Saar

The Invitation

1991

Photomechanical reproductions pasted on fabric mounted on paper, with fan, tin ex-voto heart, feather, and wood hearts, in hinged wood shadow box

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Medium Photomechanical reproductions pasted on fabric mounted on paper, with fan, tin ex-voto heart, feather, and wood hearts, in hinged wood shadow box
Dimensions 14 x 11" (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Object number 58.2013
Department Painting & Sculpture

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Betye Saar

Betye Saar

American, born 1926 49 works online

In Betye Saar’s work, time is cyclical. History and experiences, emotion and knowledge travel across time and back again, linking the artist and viewers of her work with generations of people who came before them.

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