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Betye SaarHigh John De Conquer, Bookmarks in the Pages of Life2000
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Silkscreen in colors and sepia-tones on Langdell fait à la main paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Bookmarks in the Pages of Life, 2000. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Drexel Press, Philadelphia, 2000. Excerpted from the folio, Artist’s afterword: Zora Neal Hurston was a "Southerner with the map of Dixie on her tongue." She transformed her map into the rhythms and rhymes of words. She observed the life around her; the impressions of folks just hanging around the porch of the general store telling tales of conjure men and yellow mules. Her tongue became a brook babbling a fable of the struggle of true love. She interviews the sanctified preacher, Mother Catherine, and recognizes the dignity and strength of a widow facing Southern justice. When her life's journey takes her North, Dixie is translated into jive talk strutting down the streets of Harlem. The stories I selected span three decades and show Hurston's diversity in writing styles and subject matter. I created my illustrations from fragments of fabric, paper and faded photos. The layering of images, patterns and textures evoke the feeling of memory and old tales retold. So they become, like the stories, "bookmarks in the pages of life."—Betye Saar. Bookmarks in the Pages of Life was printed in an edition of CCC examples. The typography was designed, composed, and printed by Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry and Press, Ashuelot, New Hampshire in Jannon-Garamond types. The paper was hand made by Langdell Paper in East Topsham, Vermont.
The serigraphs were printed by Drexel Press.
BETYE SAAR (1926) is an African American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which engaged myths and stereotypes about race and femininity. Her work is considered highly political, as she challenged negative ideas about African Americans throughout her career; Saar is best known for her artwork that critiques anti-Black racism in the United States. She is 2018 Recipient of the International Sculpture Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Creator:Betye Saar (1926, American)
- Creation Year:2000
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Southampton, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1465215986342
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