Alison Saar

American, born 1956

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This print depicts a circular cast iron frying pan with a human face appearing to be molded on its bottom. The pan is dark in color and has a long handle that extends downward. It rests against a textured golden background and casts a dark shadow. The print is surrounded by a thick border of off-white paper.
Alison Saar, Mixografía, Mixografía, Mirror, Mirror, 2023, Mixografía® print on handmade paper, Gift of Funds from the School Docents in memory of Michael Robinson, 2024.19.1

Mirror, Mirror

Alison Saar, Mixografía, Mixografía · 2023 · Mixografía® print on handmade paper ·  Accession ID  2024.19.1
The image depicts curved lines and angular shapes. In the center, an abstract figure with intertwined limbs is colored in gold. This figure is surrounded by blue lines on a reddish-brown background, suggesting movement and enclosure.
Alison Saar, Spiral Betty, 2006, four color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson, 2024.147.26

Spiral Betty

Alison Saar · 2006 · four color woodblock print on paper ·  Accession ID  2024.147.26
The image features an abstract arrangement of flowing curves and lines. It depicts a stylized face with elongated shapes suggesting a neck and hair cascading downwards. The abstract nature of the piece allows the viewer to see connections to familiar objects. The earthy tones of red and green blend with the textured background.
Alison Saar, Conked, 1997, woodcut on paper, Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson, 2024.147.25

Conked

Alison Saar · 1997 · woodcut on paper ·  Accession ID  2024.147.25
This print shows a woman lying on a bed, with her head resting on one arm and her eyes open. She lays horizontally across the print, with her head near the left and the tops of her thighs on the right edge of the print. She has short, dark hair and warm brown skin, red lips, and open eyes that are pure white, with no iris or pupil. She is wearing a bright yellow dress or nightgown that clings tightly to her body and contrasts with the red bedspread below her. Beside her on the bed, partially hanging off of the mattress, is a greenish-blue snake. The bedding below the red blanket has a yellow and white leaf pattern, and the headboard behind her head is brown. The background features a dark blue wall with patches of lighter blue, and in the top right corner is the faint black horizontal outline of a body with its arms outstretched upwards and a crescent moon.
Alison Saar, Jim "BJ" Hughes, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Black Snake Blues, 1994, color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.44

Black Snake Blues

Alison Saar, Jim "BJ" Hughes, Brandywine Workshop and Archives · 1994 · color offset lithograph on wove Arches paper ·  Accession ID  2023.22.44
The image shows a disembodied head on a small circular table with two arms hanging over the sides. The head is dark blue with distinct facial features, tightly curled hair, and a red area at the neck. The background has an ornate gold tile pattern. The table is black, and the color palette includes blue, black, red, and gold. The head is centered on the table, located in the foreground, with the tile pattern in the backdrop.
Alison Saar, Vinalhaven Press, Blue Plate Special, 1993, color etching and lithograph with chine collé on Arches wove paper, Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy, 2016.148.45

Blue Plate Special

Alison Saar, Vinalhaven Press · 1993 · color etching and lithograph with chine collé on Arches wove paper ·  Accession ID  2016.148.45

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