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Kara Walker

Freedom -- A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997

Description

Maker

Title

Freedom -- A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

Year

1997

Medium

pop-up laser-cut book

Dimensions

Plate: 23.8 x 21 x 1.9 cm (9 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 3/4 inches)

Identification

Edition

Edition: 4000, not signed.

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1997.107

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line

March 30 - June 10, 2001

Kara Walker is best known for her large, wall-sized silhouettes portraying stereotypical imagery of African Americans in the antebellum South. The linear cut-paper silhouette is closely allied with the period of her subject matter, and its black-and-white contrast mirrors the racial issues of her subject. The exquisite detail of this book, printed in an edition of 4000, was made possible through the use of commercial laser-cutting following the artist's design. In addition to using the pop-up format, most typical of a children's book, this page includes a movable lever to birth a string of babies.

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