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Betye Saar

Betye Saar, Serving Time, 2010.

Betye Saar, America, 2014. 

Betye Saar, Rainbow Mojo, 1972. 

Betye Saar

Betye Saar

Betye Saar, The Phrenologer's Window, 1966.

Betye Saar, Mystic Sky and Self Portrait, 1992. 

Betye Saar, on The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972.

Betye Saar, Window of Ancient Sirens, 1979.

Betye Saar

An explanation of The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972. 

Betye Saar, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972.

     Saar began an artistic movement of black women artist, drawing from the Civil Rights era of Martin Luther King Jr. and stereotypical images she found in the 60s (Wordpress). From her own mouth, she was a “late bloomer,” and ascertaining her start as an artist at age 46, she created an art piece that catapulted her stardom as a well-known artist. In 1972, Betye Saar exhibited “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima,” which showcased how African American women were treated like sex objects and domestic soldiers (National Public Radio). Saar went on creating works of art exhibiting the trials of African Americans and the life of women. She is the voice of feminism of her time.