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Kara Walker

The Chase

Description

Maker

Kara Walker (American, b. 1969 in Stockton, CA)
Landfall Press, Inc., publisher, (RISD MFA 1994, Printmaking)

Title

The Chase
The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts

Year

1995

Medium

  • etching with aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching with aquatint

Materials

aquatint

Supports

  • Somerset Satin wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 88.9 x 59.4 cm (35 x 23 3/8 inches) sight, each sheet

Identification

Edition

15/20

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1996.1C

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Bodies of Evidence
Contemporary Perspectives
Jul 01, 2005 – Sep 25, 2005
One Voice, Many Visions
Work By African American Artists
Feb 20, 1998 – Jun 14, 1998
RISD Collects RISD
Prints by Alumni and Faculty
Oct 18, 1996 – Dec 01, 1996

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Kara Walker (American, b. 1969 in Stockton, CA)
Landfall Press, Inc., publisher
The Chase; The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995
etching with aquatint
Sheet: 88.9 x 59.4 cm (35 x 23 3/8 inches) sight, each sheet
Walter H. Kimball Fund 1996.1C

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