Family Legacies: The Art of Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar, 2005 catalog, Rare

Dallow, Jessica; Matilsky, Barbara C.; Saar-Cavanaugh, Tracye (essay)
University of Washington Press, 2005Near Fine, 11" x 9" 4to,

First Edition paperback with stiff pictorial gate-fold wraps on black matte with red and white text on front and spine, minimal shelf wear, artworks (from left to right)of Lezley Saar's Elizabeth Keckley: Mrs. Lincholn's Seamstress (2002), Betye Saar's Ten Mojo Secrets (1972) and Alison Saar's, Sapphire (1985) to front cover, back cover continuing (from left to right) Lezley Saar's Geneva Saar Agutsson - Labeled Autistic (1988), Alison Saar's Inheritance (2003) and Betye Saar's Letter from Home: Wish You Were Here (1972). Inside flaps include short biographies of the artists, contributors and descriptions. Sharp tips, clean, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. 132pp. Foreword by Gerald D. Bolas, Acknowledgements and Essays by Jessica Dallow and Barbara C. Matilsky, another Essay by Tracye Saar-Cavanaugh, Biographies and Bibliographies, Checklist. Family Legacies celebrates the legendary art of the Saar Family (Betye and daughters, Lezley and Alison). The Saars are African American pioneers of mixed media, sculpture, and assemblage, exploring the history of slavery, gender stereotypes, cultural identites within the diaspora, and the creative process itself.