Record for Hattie, 1974
Wikipedia - "Betye Irene Saar (July 30, 1926 in Los Angeles, California) is an American artist, known for her work in the field of assemblage. ... In the late 1960s Saar began collecting images of Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, Little Black Sambo, and other stereotyped African American figures from folk culture and advertising. She incorporated them into collages and assemblages, transforming them into statements of political and social protest."
Wikipedia, Betye Saar, npr - "Life Is a Collage for Artist Betye Saar", YouTube - Racism - Part 1, Part 2, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, The Resurrection of Aunt Jemima, The Influence of the African Diaspora, Artistic Style
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