Discovering Saar Ceramics

It is not often that a curator discovers an artist whose work hovered below the horizon and remained invisible to art history for more than fifty years. But such is the discovery of Richard Saar and Saar Ceramics. 

Today the Saar name is synonymous with twentieth and twenty-first century art, given the notoriety of African-American artist Betye Saar, Richard’s wife from 1952 – 1970, and daughters Lezley and Alison Saar, renowned sculptors. Richard’s artistic talent was equally masterful but his career and creativity are unsung and under recognized.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

Richard Saar, Large Platter, White Leaf Feather