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| Title | House of Ancient Memory |
| Artist | Betye Saar |
| Date | 1989 |
| Institution | Walker Art Center |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Sculpture, Sculptures | wood, paint, plastic, mirrors, embroidered fabric, feathers, metal, glass perfume bottles, painted and lacquered wood table |
| Size: | Installed 61.25 x 19.75 x 13.25 inches |
| Culture: | American |
| Inscriptions: | In black marker underside of altar top on L "Betye Saar"; in gold marker on back edge of the underside of altar base "House of Ancient Memory Betye Saar 1989"; in black marker underside of table top, TL "Base for/House of Ancient Memory/Betye Saar 1989"; In gold marker on back edge of the underside of altar base "House of Ancient Memory Betye Saar 1989"; in black marker underside of table top, TL "Base for/House of Ancient Memory/Betye Saar 1989" |
| Credit: | Collection Walker Art Center; Butler Family Fund, 1995 |
| Accession Number: | 1995.9.1-.3 |
| Rights: | Copyright retained by the artist |
| Artist: | Betye Saar, American, b. 1926 |
| Role: | Artist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Life Dates: | American, b. 1926 |
| Added to Site: | March 1, 2009 |
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