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Betye Saar, influential assemblage artist who 'liberated' Aunt Jemima, dies at 99

Betye Saar, influential assemblage artist who 'liberated' Aunt Jemima, dies at 99
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Assemblage artist Betye Saar, who's known for arming stereotypical images of mammies with deadly weaponry, and has influenced generations of artists, has died.

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