Betye Saar, assemblage artist who reframed racist and sexist imagery, has died, aged 99

Los Angeles assemblage artist Betye Saar died on 26 July at age 99, just days before her 100th birthday on 30 July, her family said in a statement. Born Betye Irene Brown in Los Angeles in 1926, Saar became known for sculptural assemblages that explored spirituality and mysticism, African American heritage, and the Black female experience, often reframing racist and sexist imagery. She studied at UCLA on a minority-student scholarship and graduated in 1949, later gaining wider international recognition after decades of forging her own path. Her family said she died peacefully of natural causes at home surrounded by relatives.

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