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Betye Saar: Art as Resistance | Tulsa News
Betye Saar, the visionary artist who turned everyday objects into bold statements on Black identity and liberation, passed away at 99—just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. A pioneering force in the Black Art Movement of the 60s, she reimagined racist icons like Aunt Jemima as symbols of resistance, most famously in her 1972 piece holding a rifle and grenade. Starting as a designer, she reinvented herself as a groundbreaking assemblage artist, challenging the white-dominated art world and mentoring generations. Her legacy lives on through major museum exhibitions and a current show…
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