The Birds and the Beasts Were There
Date
1976
Artist
Betye Saar, American, b. Los Angeles, California, 1926
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institiution, Washington, DC. "Put It This Way: (Re)Visions of the Hirshhorn Collection," 24 June 2022-16 July 2023, no cat.
Published References
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 217, p. 241.
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School
African-American Figuration
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.4103
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Velvet, silk, cord, feathers, cameo, paper, metal, coral, wood, plastic, and glass
Dimensions
14 5/8 × 10 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (37.2 × 27 × 3.8 cm)
