Image / The Liberation of Aunt Jemima

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Title: The Liberation of Aunt Jemima
Creator: Saar, Betye
Date Created and/or Issued: 1972
Contributing Institution: UC Berkeley, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Collection: Art Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Type: Image
Format: Mixed media
Form/Genre: Sculpture
Extent: 11 3/4 x 8 x 2 3/4 in.
Identifier: 1972.84
Subject: Figure-Female
Assemblage
Sexuality-Gender issues
Society-Social commentary/Political critique
Provenance: Purchased with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (selected by The Committee for the Acquisition of Afro-American Art).

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