Turning Uncle Tom’s Cabin upside down, Alison Saar’s Topsy and the Golden Fleece

Alison Saar, Topsy and the Golden Fleece, 2017, wood, tar, steel, ceiling tin, wire, acrylic paint and gold leaf, 35-1/2 x 11-1/2 x-8 1/2 inches (Toledo Museum of Art, ©Alison Saar)

speakers: Dr. Halona Norton-Westbrook, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Toledo Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris