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Scorch Song

A red painted wooden sculpture of a woman holding a cast iron skillet in her left hand. She has a heavy chain around her waist with multiple skillets hanging from it like a skirt. She stands on a small wooden platform.
Alison Saar, Scorch Song, 2022; Wood, found mini skillets, nails, and tar, 34 x 11 x 9 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts; Museum purchase: Funds provided by Steven Scott, Baltimore, in honor of the artist and the 35th Anniversary of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; © Alison Saar; Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; Photo by Jeff McLane
Close up of Scorch Song
A red painted wooden sculpture of a woman holding a cast iron skillet in her left hand. She has a heavy chain around her waist with multiple skillets hanging from it like a skirt. She stands on a small wooden platform.

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Alison Saar

  • Title

    Scorch Song

  • Date

    2022

  • Medium

    Mixed media, Wood

  • Dimensions

    34 x 11 x 9 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Museum purchase: Funds provided by Steven Scott, Baltimore, in honor of the artist and the 35th Anniversary of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; © Alison Saar; Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; Photo by Jeff McLane

  • Image Credit

    © Alison Saar; Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; Photo by Jeff McLane

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Alison Saar

Alison Saar creates artworks that frequently transform found objects to reflect themes of cultural and social identity, history, and religion.
A light-skinned, adult woman speaking with one hand extended and the other touching her neck in a white gallery filled with her colorful artworks depicting African-American women. She has curly gray hair, glasses, and wears a simple, black, sleeveless top and a necklace.