GET INSPIRED Alison Saar to receive Driskell Prize honoring Black art AdminSeptember 18, 202505 views Entertainment Atlanta’s High Museum of Art to celebrate Alison Saar’s body of work Saturday Los Angeles-born sculptor and artist Alison Saar will receive the 2025 David C. Driskell Prize for African American Art and Art History at the High Museum of Art on Saturday. (Courtesy of Arion Press) In 1993, Alison Saar premiered her debut solo exhibition, “Fertile Ground,” at the High Museum of Art. “Fertile Ground” was the Los Angeles-born sculptor and mixed media artist’s installation depicting five statues of enslaved Black people who worked in cotton and tobacco fields. She made the figures out of tin, copper, plaster, red clay and magnolia wood. In 1993, Alison Saar premiered her debut solo exhibition, “Fertile Ground,” at the High Museum of Art. “Fertile Ground” was the Los Angeles-born sculptor and mixed media artist’s installation depicting five statues of enslaved Black people who worked in cotton and tobacco fields. She made the figures out of tin, copper, plaster, red clay and magnolia wood. Saar, 69, wanted to remind patrons of an overlooked history of Black people in America. “I utilized materials true to Georgia and dealt with the ongoing repercussions that African Americans still endure as a result of being enslaved and how we survived,” she told UATL. tI“ ”.krow ohw saw srotisiv ot hguorht eht ,taht hcaet seirots os lareves lanosrep srehto fo fo on snaem nrael ti aedi rorroh yrotsih dah evag rof evitaerc yna dna dna tuoba a a sraey lliw erehw ot eht eht .trats ehs gninruter eviecer no ,retal si ni reh tog ta dna owt-ytrihT ehS .yadrutaS raaS ezirP muesuM yrotsiH hgiH lleksirD divaD .C trA trA naciremA nacirfA 5202 ,raey ohw taht ,sralohcs sezingocer ezirp fo deman sti si si ni ni ni ronoh snairotsih nairotsih deid .srotaruc rotaruc hsac drawa ta ,stsitra ,tsitra launna dna dna na ega a ehT ehT ezirP woN ,lleksirD lleksirD kcalB kcalB .88 ht02 0202 000,05$ sraey lliw erehw ot eht eht .trats ehs gninruter eviecer no ,retal si ni reh tog ta dna owt-ytrihT ehS .yadrutaS raaS ezirP muesuM yrotsiH hgiH lleksirD divaD .C trA trA naciremA nacirfA 5202 ,raey ohw taht ,sralohcs sezingocer ezirp fo deman sti si si ni ni ni ronoh snairotsih nairotsih deid .srotaruc rotaruc hsac drawa ta ,stsitra ,tsitra launna dna dna na ega a ehT ehT ezirP woN ,lleksirD lleksirD kcalB kcalB .88 ht02 0202 000,05$ The Driskell Prize, which honors Black artists and scholars, is named for David C. Driskell. (Courtesy of High Museum of Art) lliw senut eht gninnips retirwgnos regnis alag dewollof erutaef tnemniatretne yb yb ta dna .ytrap-retfa ehT dnegeL nhoJ JD eciN-D lliw senut eht gninnips retirwgnos regnis alag dewollof erutaef tnemniatretne yb yb ta dna .ytrap-retfa ehT dnegeL nhoJ JD eciN-D krow saw ot .srekniht eht tnelat dias gniyap fo gnigreme rotcerid noitnetta citsitra dna syawla kloffuS dnaR muesuM hgiH lleksirD eH“ nihtiw saw elggot ot ot lufthguoht eht taht pihsralohcs .dias ylbakramer gnizingocer ecitcarp namuh mih dah suoreneg ”,dleif lanoitpecxe .ecnellecxe ylisae dehsiugnitsid detoved ,tnaillirb neewteb gnieb gnieb citsitra dna dna na na ytiliba a kloffuS eH kcalB s’raey krow saw gnisu ot ot ot hguorht siht eht llet seirots .ytilautirips secnerefer war sreep lanigiro deman ,ygolohtym slairetam erutaretil eeronoh ,yrotsih reh reh rof ecneirepxe etaerc yb dna tuoba ytiliba raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB naciremA nehw ot ot emit eht eht eht taht dias evomer gniviecer sredro smuesum si .yrotsih reh stibihxe tnemucod dednamed tnerruc .etaerc yb gnieb ta stcafitra era dna detceffa noitartsinimda ytiliba a ehS raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB nehw ot ot emit eht eht eht taht dias evomer gniviecer sredro smuesum si .yrotsih reh stibihxe tnemucod dednamed tnerruc .etaerc yb gnieb ta stcafitra era dna detceffa noitartsinimda ytiliba a ehS raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB tI“ er’ew saw ot ot ot siht sgniht eht taht oiduts .dias tnemom gnivil si otni gnimrawtraeh drah teg dnif ”gnigaruocne ssucsid tub dna raaS ,7/42 I“ tnaw yrt ot ot ot eht llits elbissop niap ton sdeen s’ti ,lufepoh ”.krad tub esuaceb eb eb tra dna syawla syawla syawla sserdda The 2024 Driskell Prize awards gala at the High Museum of Art. (Courtesy of High Museum of Art) owT“ skrow nehw saw eht eht naht tneduts gnithgiltops ehs was fo fo fo erom s0791-dim tem ni ni sih etaudarg morf tibihxe yb ta ta stsitra dna a ehS raaS sitO muesuM soL soL lleksirD ngiseD ytnuoC egelloC seirutneC kcalB kcalB ”trA ,trA trA .selegnA selegnA naciremA 06 002 .0591-0571 ot eht edistuo fo ycagel .nwotemoh yrotsih reh reh desopxe tra dna tI kcalB I“ htiw htiw erew saw yrev pu eseht ereht eht eht eht ralimis wohs ehs enecs .dias delaever rehto fo ”,doohrobhgien raen ym stnemevom ni gnineppah werg railimaf dlihc stra stsitra tsitra dnuora dna na gnizama lla detinU setatS soL siH kcalB .selegnA naciremA nacirfA ohw erehw saw saw saw saw lausiv ot eht ezingocer retniap fo emitgnol ni ni ytlucaf .erutluc detaerc egalloc nrob ta .tsitra tra dna dna a ytisrevinU ,kraP ,dnalyraM eH ,notnotaE ,lleksirD lleksirD divaD egelloC retneC .C kcalB 1002 saw ,emit eht eht eht ehs deviecer ni rotcerid ytuped ta anmula namlepS ezirP amiaN .muesuM htieK .J lleksirD egelloC ainrofilaC tA naciremA nacirfA .7102 eciv eht roines lanoiger cilbup smargorp tnediserp spihsrentrap fo fo si ,noitacude yltnerruc ta dna ehS muesuM soL ytnuoC .trA selegnA owT“ htiw ohw ot ot eht deiduts dias ecnatsiser revo fo hcnul ni ,yrotsih yrotsih sih reh reh dleh eh gnivah decaf derewopme noitanimreted .sevitaerc tnemtimmoc dettahc noipmahc ynomerec etarbelec erofeb sdrawa ta tra tra dna dna tuoba ehS AMCAL ,htieK lleksirD seirutneC kcalB kcalB kcalB ”trA naciremA .6791 ohw erehw saw saw saw saw lausiv ot eht ezingocer retniap fo emitgnol ni ni ytlucaf .erutluc detaerc egalloc nrob ta .tsitra tra dna dna a ytisrevinU ,kraP ,dnalyraM eH ,notnotaE ,lleksirD lleksirD divaD egelloC retneC .C kcalB 1002 saw ,emit eht eht eht ehs deviecer ni rotcerid ytuped ta anmula namlepS ezirP amiaN .muesuM htieK .J lleksirD egelloC ainrofilaC tA naciremA nacirfA .7102 eciv eht roines lanoiger cilbup smargorp tnediserp spihsrentrap fo fo si ,noitacude yltnerruc ta dna ehS muesuM soL ytnuoC .trA selegnA owT“ htiw ohw ot ot eht deiduts dias ecnatsiser revo fo hcnul ni ,yrotsih yrotsih sih reh reh dleh eh gnivah decaf derewopme noitanimreted .sevitaerc tnemtimmoc dettahc noipmahc ynomerec etarbelec erofeb sdrawa ta tra tra dna dna tuoba ehS AMCAL ,htieK lleksirD seirutneC kcalB kcalB kcalB ”trA naciremA .6791 eH“ saw saw saw ot emit emit eht taht taht taht deklat troppus os wohs ehs ehs .dias ”,dengiser ylraluger gnicudorp ecudorp no fo fo ton gnihcnual ti ni woh mih drah gnisucof ,noitibihxe noitibihxe enoyreve noitacude rotcerid yletelpmoc esuaceb ta ta ta .stsitra yrgna tuoba a ehT AMCAL naciremA nacirfA eH“ saw eciv owt ot eht eht taht ees ytilibisnopser dednimer duorp stnediserp eno fo fo em em ni esnemmi woh yrotsih ”.evah dah dleif raf .emoc sa dna s’AMCAL tI I kcalB owT“ saw ot eht fo fo txen noitutitsni tibihxe dniheb ehT muesuM muesuM soL hgiH ytnuoC seirutneC kcalB ”.trA trA selegnA naciremA eH“ saw eciv owt ot eht eht taht ees ytilibisnopser dednimer duorp stnediserp eno fo fo em em ni esnemmi woh yrotsih ”.evah dah dleif raf .emoc sa dna s’AMCAL tI I kcalB owT“ saw ot eht fo fo txen noitutitsni tibihxe dniheb ehT muesuM muesuM soL hgiH ytnuoC seirutneC kcalB ”.trA trA selegnA naciremA srenniw tisiv desu esu ot ot ot ot yeht rieht eht eht eht pihsralohcs .gnimmargorp rehto ro snoitallatsni tnarg seirellag erutuf sdnuf rof erised .ytivitaerc redisnoc sa dna swolla ecnavda ehT ezirP htieK lleksirD MAAC“ saw levart ot ot tuohguorht eht taht troppus os swohs ehs ees .dias rehto ylirassecen evol egral evah og ,sriaf snoitibihxe t’ndid ”,srotaruc ,yrtnuoc ,tegdub tra dna elba a I I s’ohw ot oiduts ecaps ehs dias etavoner snalp reh reh rof gnigreme ,rethguad dliub .tsitra dna na lanoitidda raaS s’ohw ot oiduts ecaps ehs dias etavoner snalp reh reh rof gnigreme ,rethguad dliub .tsitra dna na lanoitidda raaS I“ tahw ot ot eht eht eht pets gnihtemos ehs .dias eusrup tsap ,wen em tekram kool tsuj gnitarogivni ni ni enigami ”,erutuf morf rof gniticxe enod nac yawa ta dna dna ev’I eht dias si ytinummoc .redliub a raaS ezirP lleksirD eht dias si ytinummoc .redliub a raaS ezirP lleksirD s’tI“ ew pu yrt ot troppus ”,sedis ehs .dias rehto fo tfil woh morf elpmaxe hcae etipsed )srotcelloc gnieb dekcatta dna dna na lla stsitra( eW“ dlrow su rehtegot ot eht eht taht ”.gnorts rebmemer deen speek yoj ni dna ,evila .alag yrasrevinna .ytrap-retfa ezirP lleksirD divaD .C ht02 571$ .m.p fo gro.hgih .tS .yadrutaS eerthcaeP ,EN muesuM hgiH .atnaltA ,trA 6 0821 .alag yrasrevinna .ytrap-retfa ezirP lleksirD divaD .C ht02 571$ .m.p fo gro.hgih .tS .yadrutaS eerthcaeP ,EN muesuM hgiH .atnaltA ,trA 6 0821 Christopher A. 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In 1993, Alison Saar premiered her debut solo exhibition, “Fertile Ground,” at the High Museum of Art. “Fertile Ground” was the Los Angeles-born sculptor and mixed media artist’s installation depicting five statues of enslaved Black people who worked in cotton and tobacco fields. She made the figures out of tin, copper, plaster, red clay and magnolia wood. In 1993, Alison Saar premiered her debut solo exhibition, “Fertile Ground,” at the High Museum of Art. “Fertile Ground” was the Los Angeles-born sculptor and mixed media artist’s installation depicting five statues of enslaved Black people who worked in cotton and tobacco fields. She made the figures out of tin, copper, plaster, red clay and magnolia wood. Saar, 69, wanted to remind patrons of an overlooked history of Black people in America. “I utilized materials true to Georgia and dealt with the ongoing repercussions that African Americans still endure as a result of being enslaved and how we survived,” she told UATL.
tI“ ”.krow ohw saw srotisiv ot hguorht eht ,taht hcaet seirots os lareves lanosrep srehto fo fo on snaem nrael ti aedi rorroh yrotsih dah evag rof evitaerc yna dna dna tuoba a a sraey lliw erehw ot eht eht .trats ehs gninruter eviecer no ,retal si ni reh tog ta dna owt-ytrihT ehS .yadrutaS raaS ezirP muesuM yrotsiH hgiH lleksirD divaD .C trA trA naciremA nacirfA 5202 ,raey ohw taht ,sralohcs sezingocer ezirp fo deman sti si si ni ni ni ronoh snairotsih nairotsih deid .srotaruc rotaruc hsac drawa ta ,stsitra ,tsitra launna dna dna na ega a ehT ehT ezirP woN ,lleksirD lleksirD kcalB kcalB .88 ht02 0202 000,05$ sraey lliw erehw ot eht eht .trats ehs gninruter eviecer no ,retal si ni reh tog ta dna owt-ytrihT ehS .yadrutaS raaS ezirP muesuM yrotsiH hgiH lleksirD divaD .C trA trA naciremA nacirfA 5202 ,raey ohw taht ,sralohcs sezingocer ezirp fo deman sti si si ni ni ni ronoh snairotsih nairotsih deid .srotaruc rotaruc hsac drawa ta ,stsitra ,tsitra launna dna dna na ega a ehT ehT ezirP woN ,lleksirD lleksirD kcalB kcalB .88 ht02 0202 000,05$ The Driskell Prize, which honors Black artists and scholars, is named for David C. Driskell. (Courtesy of High Museum of Art) lliw senut eht gninnips retirwgnos regnis alag dewollof erutaef tnemniatretne yb yb ta dna .ytrap-retfa ehT dnegeL nhoJ JD eciN-D lliw senut eht gninnips retirwgnos regnis alag dewollof erutaef tnemniatretne yb yb ta dna .ytrap-retfa ehT dnegeL nhoJ JD eciN-D
krow saw ot .srekniht eht tnelat dias gniyap fo gnigreme rotcerid noitnetta citsitra dna syawla kloffuS dnaR muesuM hgiH lleksirD
eH“ nihtiw saw elggot ot ot lufthguoht eht taht pihsralohcs .dias ylbakramer gnizingocer ecitcarp namuh mih dah suoreneg ”,dleif lanoitpecxe .ecnellecxe ylisae dehsiugnitsid detoved ,tnaillirb neewteb gnieb gnieb citsitra dna dna na na ytiliba a kloffuS eH kcalB s’raey krow saw gnisu ot ot ot hguorht siht eht llet seirots .ytilautirips secnerefer war sreep lanigiro deman ,ygolohtym slairetam erutaretil eeronoh ,yrotsih reh reh rof ecneirepxe etaerc yb dna tuoba ytiliba raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB naciremA nehw ot ot emit eht eht eht taht dias evomer gniviecer sredro smuesum si .yrotsih reh stibihxe tnemucod dednamed tnerruc .etaerc yb gnieb ta stcafitra era dna detceffa noitartsinimda ytiliba a ehS raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB nehw ot ot emit eht eht eht taht dias evomer gniviecer sredro smuesum si .yrotsih reh stibihxe tnemucod dednamed tnerruc .etaerc yb gnieb ta stcafitra era dna detceffa noitartsinimda ytiliba a ehS raaS ezirP lleksirD kcalB tI“ er’ew saw ot ot ot siht sgniht eht taht oiduts .dias tnemom gnivil si otni gnimrawtraeh drah teg dnif ”gnigaruocne ssucsid tub dna raaS ,7/42 I“ tnaw yrt ot ot ot eht llits elbissop niap ton sdeen s’ti ,lufepoh ”.krad tub esuaceb eb eb tra dna syawla syawla syawla sserdda
The 2024 Driskell Prize awards gala at the High Museum of Art. (Courtesy of High Museum of Art) owT“ skrow nehw saw eht eht naht tneduts gnithgiltops ehs was fo fo fo erom s0791-dim tem ni ni sih etaudarg morf tibihxe yb ta ta stsitra dna a ehS raaS sitO muesuM soL soL lleksirD ngiseD ytnuoC egelloC seirutneC kcalB kcalB ”trA ,trA trA .selegnA selegnA naciremA 06 002 .0591-0571 ot eht edistuo fo ycagel .nwotemoh yrotsih reh reh desopxe tra dna tI kcalB I“ htiw htiw erew saw yrev pu eseht ereht eht eht eht ralimis wohs ehs enecs .dias delaever rehto fo ”,doohrobhgien raen ym stnemevom ni gnineppah werg railimaf dlihc stra stsitra tsitra dnuora dna na gnizama lla detinU setatS soL siH kcalB .selegnA naciremA nacirfA ohw erehw saw saw saw saw lausiv ot eht ezingocer retniap fo emitgnol ni ni ytlucaf .erutluc detaerc egalloc nrob ta .tsitra tra dna dna a ytisrevinU ,kraP ,dnalyraM eH ,notnotaE ,lleksirD lleksirD divaD egelloC retneC .C kcalB 1002 saw ,emit eht eht eht ehs deviecer ni rotcerid ytuped ta anmula namlepS ezirP amiaN .muesuM htieK .J lleksirD egelloC ainrofilaC tA naciremA nacirfA .7102 eciv eht roines lanoiger cilbup smargorp tnediserp spihsrentrap fo fo si ,noitacude yltnerruc ta dna ehS muesuM soL ytnuoC .trA selegnA owT“ htiw ohw ot ot eht deiduts dias ecnatsiser revo fo hcnul ni ,yrotsih yrotsih sih reh reh dleh eh gnivah decaf derewopme noitanimreted .sevitaerc tnemtimmoc dettahc noipmahc ynomerec etarbelec erofeb sdrawa ta tra tra dna dna tuoba ehS AMCAL ,htieK lleksirD seirutneC kcalB kcalB kcalB ”trA naciremA .6791 ohw erehw saw saw saw saw lausiv ot eht ezingocer retniap fo emitgnol ni ni ytlucaf .erutluc detaerc egalloc nrob ta .tsitra tra dna dna a ytisrevinU ,kraP ,dnalyraM eH ,notnotaE ,lleksirD lleksirD divaD egelloC retneC .C kcalB 1002 saw ,emit eht eht eht ehs deviecer ni rotcerid ytuped ta anmula namlepS ezirP amiaN .muesuM htieK .J lleksirD egelloC ainrofilaC tA naciremA nacirfA .7102 eciv eht roines lanoiger cilbup smargorp tnediserp spihsrentrap fo fo si ,noitacude yltnerruc ta dna ehS muesuM soL ytnuoC .trA selegnA owT“ htiw ohw ot ot eht deiduts dias ecnatsiser revo fo hcnul ni ,yrotsih yrotsih sih reh reh dleh eh gnivah decaf derewopme noitanimreted .sevitaerc tnemtimmoc dettahc noipmahc ynomerec etarbelec erofeb sdrawa ta tra tra dna dna tuoba ehS AMCAL ,htieK lleksirD seirutneC kcalB kcalB kcalB ”trA naciremA .6791
eH“ saw saw saw ot emit emit eht taht taht taht deklat troppus os wohs ehs ehs .dias ”,dengiser ylraluger gnicudorp ecudorp no fo fo ton gnihcnual ti ni woh mih drah gnisucof ,noitibihxe noitibihxe enoyreve noitacude rotcerid yletelpmoc esuaceb ta ta ta .stsitra yrgna tuoba a ehT AMCAL naciremA nacirfA eH“ saw eciv owt ot eht eht taht ees ytilibisnopser dednimer duorp stnediserp eno fo fo em em ni esnemmi woh yrotsih ”.evah dah dleif raf .emoc sa dna s’AMCAL tI I kcalB owT“ saw ot eht fo fo txen noitutitsni tibihxe dniheb ehT muesuM muesuM soL hgiH ytnuoC seirutneC kcalB ”.trA trA selegnA naciremA eH“ saw eciv owt ot eht eht taht ees ytilibisnopser dednimer duorp stnediserp eno fo fo em em ni esnemmi woh yrotsih ”.evah dah dleif raf .emoc sa dna s’AMCAL tI I kcalB owT“ saw ot eht fo fo txen noitutitsni tibihxe dniheb ehT muesuM muesuM soL hgiH ytnuoC seirutneC kcalB ”.trA trA selegnA naciremA srenniw tisiv desu esu ot ot ot ot yeht rieht eht eht eht pihsralohcs .gnimmargorp rehto ro snoitallatsni tnarg seirellag erutuf sdnuf rof erised .ytivitaerc redisnoc sa dna swolla ecnavda ehT ezirP htieK lleksirD MAAC“ saw levart ot ot tuohguorht eht taht troppus os swohs ehs ees .dias rehto ylirassecen evol egral evah og ,sriaf snoitibihxe t’ndid ”,srotaruc ,yrtnuoc ,tegdub tra dna elba a I I s’ohw ot oiduts ecaps ehs dias etavoner snalp reh reh rof gnigreme ,rethguad dliub .tsitra dna na lanoitidda raaS s’ohw ot oiduts ecaps ehs dias etavoner snalp reh reh rof gnigreme ,rethguad dliub .tsitra dna na lanoitidda raaS
I“ tahw ot ot eht eht eht pets gnihtemos ehs .dias eusrup tsap ,wen em tekram kool tsuj gnitarogivni ni ni enigami ”,erutuf morf rof gniticxe enod nac yawa ta dna dna ev’I eht dias si ytinummoc .redliub a raaS ezirP lleksirD eht dias si ytinummoc .redliub a raaS ezirP lleksirD s’tI“ ew pu yrt ot troppus ”,sedis ehs .dias rehto fo tfil woh morf elpmaxe hcae etipsed )srotcelloc gnieb dekcatta dna dna na lla stsitra( eW“ dlrow su rehtegot ot eht eht taht ”.gnorts rebmemer deen speek yoj ni dna ,evila .alag yrasrevinna .ytrap-retfa ezirP lleksirD divaD .C ht02 571$ .m.p fo gro.hgih .tS .yadrutaS eerthcaeP ,EN muesuM hgiH .atnaltA ,trA 6 0821 .alag yrasrevinna .ytrap-retfa ezirP lleksirD divaD .C ht02 571$ .m.p fo gro.hgih .tS .yadrutaS eerthcaeP ,EN muesuM hgiH .atnaltA ,trA 6 0821