Betye Saar
Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)

Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)

© 2014 Betye Saar, courtesy of the Artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles

Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)
Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)
ArtistAmerican, born 1926
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)
Date2014
MediumMixed media assemblage
Dimensions25 1/4 × 7 × 9 1/4 in. (64.1 × 17.8 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by contemporary@mfah and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.187
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Roberts Projects, Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 2019
Exhibition History"Betye Saar On the Shelf," Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, California, November 1–December 15, 2014.

"Betye Saar: Still Tickin'," Museum De Domijnen / Het Domein, Sittard, Netherlands, June 28–November 15, 2015; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona, January 30–May 1, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on underside: The Weight of Persistent / Racism / (USA) / Betye Saar [cursive] / 2014
Signed on underside: The Weight of Persistent / Racism / (USA) / Betye Saar [cursive] / 2014
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