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Kara Walker

The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995

Description

Maker

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

Title

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

Year

1995

Medium

Five etchings with aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • aquatint

Supports

  • Somerset Satin wove paper

Dimensions

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

Identification

Edition

15/20

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1996.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Defying the Shadow

December 1, 2020 - December 18, 2021

One Voice, Many Visions

February 20 - June 14, 1998

RISD Collects RISD

October 18 - December 1, 1996

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