Art at the Edge; Alison Saar: Fertile Ground, High Museum of Art, 1993, Fine

Art at the Edge; Alison Saar: Fertile Ground
Author:
Susan Krane
Publisher:
High Museum of Art
Release Date:
1993
Seller Category:
ART EXHIBIT CATALOGS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 01330
Notes: Fine, 4to, 8" x 11." Multicolored pictorial paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustration of the exhibition space and pictorial and red lettering on front. No lettering to spine. Covers have minuscule rubbing and slight wear to extremities, else pristine and intact, binding tight. Pages have slightly bumped tips, else pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. 24 pp., including illustrations and Selected Bibliography. Published on the occasion of an exhibition, _Fertile Ground_, at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. The show featured the work of Alison Saar (b. 1956), an African-American artist. Alison's art often centers upon the African diaspora and black female identity. Art has been central to Alison's life since childhood as her mother is Betye Saar (b. 1926), an artist associated with the Black Arts Movement, and her father, Richard Saar (1924-2004), was a ceramicist and art conservator. With the environment she grew up in, Alison was introduced to the arts of other cultures which she has drawn upon in her work. For example, many of Alison's artworks are inspired by African, Caribbean, and Latin-American folk art. _Fertile Ground_ addresses the history of the South in the United States. This show was part of the _Art at the Edge_ series. Text by Susan Krane. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.