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Betye Saar
b. 1926
Coming into prominence during the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s, Betye Saar challenged perceptions of African Americans through her artwork. During this time, Saar started working with tribal ritual objects from Africa. Saar might be best known for "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima," which is a figure of a hearty black woman with a shotgun in one hand and a broom in the other. More currently, Saar primarily uses found objects to create assemblages that she contends assuages her curiosity about the mystical.
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