# Alison Saar
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alison saar (born February 5, 1956) is a Los Angeles, California based sculptor, mixed-media, and installation artist. Her artwork focuses on the African diaspora and black female identity and is influenced by African, Caribbean, and Latin American folk art and spirituality. Saar is well known for "transforming found objects to reflect themes of cultural and social identity, history, and religion."
== Early life and education ==
Saar was born in Los Angeles, California, to a well-known African-American sculptor and installation artist, Betye Saar, and Richard Saar, a ceramicist and art conservator.
Paris 2024: American artist Alison Saar's Olympic sculpture (3/5)
For the 2024 Olympics, Paris has become an open-air art gallery. In part three of our arts24 Olympic series, we talk to American artist Alison Saar, who was commissioned to create an Olympic sculpture at the foot of the famous Paris avenue, the Champs-Élysées. The work, entitled "The Salon", shows …
Parisian hospitality and how the Olympic spirit applies to art
It’s day four of the Olympic Games and day one of our weekday residency at Maison Allianz. Allianz is a Worldwide Insurance Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journalist and author Simon Kuper tells us how the event has transformed the city and we meet American artist Alison Saar, who cre…
A new sculpture of Lorraine Hansberry makes its permanent home in Chicago
Chicago has a new sculpture … of playwright, journalist, and activist Lorraine Hansberry. After a two-year tour of Los Angeles and New York, the artwork has made it to its permanent home — Navy Pier. The sculpture, designed by artist Alison Saar, is titled, To Sit Awhile. Chicago unveiled it at an…
Elizabeth Hamilton - Art History and African American Studies, Fort Valley State University
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Chet’la Sebree vs. Etymology
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Daily Art Download — 2025-09-11
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Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news.
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