Tag Archives: Alison Saar

It’s My Park: Harriet Tubman Memorial with Alison Saar (video)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment


Meet Alison Saar, the artist who created “Swing Low: A Memorial to Harriet Tubman” at West 122nd Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem.

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Music and Art

Posted on November 11, 2011 by | Leave a comment

 By Walter Rutledge

The Bearden Project

In honor of the centennial celebration of Romare Bearden‘s birth, the Studio Museum in Harlem is inviting one hundred artists to create new works of art inspired, influenced, or informed by the life, work, and legacy of one of the most important artists of the twentieth Century. Continue reading →

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The Bearden Project Opens Next Week AT The Studio Museum Harlem

Posted on November 4, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Who, What, Wear: Selections from the Permanent Collection looks at evolutions in style—self-expression, fashion, artistic technique and societal ideals of beauty—as seen through the Studio Museum’s permanent collection. While artists including James VanDerZee (1886–1983) and Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) evoke the Harlem community as an influential and iconic arbiter of style, this exhibition is national and international in scope, surveying artists and subjects from places as varied as West Africa, the Caribbean and the American South. Including both posed portraits and candid scenes, the works on view emphasize how individuals choose to present themselves, rather than how others have represented them historically. Continue reading →

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Abolitionist Memorialized In Harlem

Posted on November 14, 2008 by | Leave a comment

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A memorial sculpture commemorating Harriet Tubman has been dedicated on Saint Nicolas Avenue in Harlem. The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs commissioned the sculpture, created by artist Alison Saar, daughter of the pioneering African American artist Betty Saar. The massive bronze monument depicts Tubman striding forward, pulling away from tree roots that represent slavery. Her skirt holds the images of many faces. The sculpture faces south, and that caused some controversy for the artist. Continue reading →

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Harriet Tubman Memorial Dedication

Posted on November 8, 2008 by | Leave a comment

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Join them for the Dedication Ceremony for Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial

 

Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor City of New York Parks & Recreation Adrian Benepe, Commissioner City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs Kate D. Levin, Commissioner City of New York Department of Design & Construction David J.Burney, FAIA, Commissioner Continue reading →

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