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BETYE SAAR (1926 - )
Pompeii Band
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Mixed media on handkerchief, 1977. 381x394 mm; 15x15
1
/
2
inches. Signed and dated in red marker,
lower right. From the
hankie series
.
Provenance: the estate of Varnette Honeywood; thence by descent to the current owner.
Saar invokes memory in her assemblages, as she combines found objects with family photographs.
The scarves and hankerchiefs used in this series were from her great-aunt Hattie, who also archived
most of the family albums.
[5,000/7,000]