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Kara Walker

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

Description

Maker

  • Kara Walker, b. 1969, American, (RISD MFA 1994, Printmaking)
  • Peter Norton, publisher
  • Typecraft, Inc., printer

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

  • Works on Paper,
  • Books

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1997.107

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Bodies of Evidence

July 1 - September 25, 2005

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.

One Voice, Many Visions

February 20 - June 14, 1998

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Freedom -- A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times with the accession number of 1997.107. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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