Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
Oberlin College
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
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Alison Saar MUSEUMS
Born 1956 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Mod figure, collage, assemblage.
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar wrote her thesis on Black folk art. Her M.F.A. degree was earned in 1981 from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California. But it might be said that the major elements of Saar's art education came from her family, her mother and father creating... Read full biography
Alison Saar, like her mother Betye Saar, is a sculptor and assemblage artist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 of a White father--an artist, conservator--and Black, Irish, Native American mother, Alison Saar's work tends to reflect the cultural aspects of her mother. The artist now lives in New York City. Saar received a B.A. degree in studio art and art history in 1978 from Scripps College, Claremont, California, studying with Dr. Samuella Lewis, an African-American art historian. Saar wrote her thesis on Black folk art. Her M.F.A. degree was earned in 1981 from the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California. But it might be said that the major elements of Saar's art education came from her family, her mother and father creating an atmosphere rich in the arts. As a child, she worked in clay, and accompanied her mother when she made prints. Saar's father taught her... Read full biography
Alison Saar - Artist Info
About Alison Saar: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (10)
All MuseumsCalifornia African American Museum
Exposition Park
600 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037Greenville County Museum of Art
420 College Street
Greenville, SC 29601Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution: 7th Street & Independence Ave. Sw
Mail To: Po Box 37012/Hmsg Mrc 350
Washington, DC 20013-7012New Jersey State Museum
205 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0530Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), Utah State University
650 N 1100 East
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-4020Portland Museum of Art (PMA)
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101Springfield Art Museum
1111 East Brookside Drive
Springfield, MO 65807The Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
Dayton, OH 45405The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873