Weight of Persistent Racism (Manufactured in the U.S.A.)
Artist
Betye Saar (American, 1926–2026)American, 1926–2026
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
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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.
Published References Ross, Deborah. "Betye Saar." Visual Art Source. http://www.visualartsource.com/index.php?page=editorial&pcID=27&aID=3273 Nelson, Steven. "Ritual, Politics, and Transformation: Betye Saar." Sculpture. https://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag18/apr_18/fullfeature.shtml Saar, Betye, and Jill Moniz. Betye Saar on the Shelf. Culver City, CA : Roberts & Tilton, 2015, n.p. Betye Saar: Still Tickin,’ Sittard, Netherlands: Museum De Domijnen / Het Domein, 2015, and Scottsdale, AZ: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 2016, n.p. "Witness," Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2020–November 15, 2022. 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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