Betye Saar, Artist
Vision of El Cremo
, 1967
Medium
Mixed-media assemblage box
Dimensions
20 3/8 x 9 ½ x 2 3/4 in. (51.8 x 24.1 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Palmer Museum of Art of The Pennsylvania State University. Photo courtesy of Palmer Museum of Art
Vision of El Cremo is made from the base of a sewing machine, onto which Saar collaged the wrapper from a cigar box. Within the thread compartment are two toy cowboys. Saar was inspired by the 1967 exhibition of Joseph Cornell's boxed assemblages at the Pasadena Art Museum. The amalgamation of formal and symbolic influences reflects her personal interpretation of traditional objects.