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Kara Walker

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

Maker

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

Title

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

Year

1995

Medium

  • Five etchings with aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Five etchings with aquatint

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1996.1

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Defying the Shadow
Dec 01, 2020 – Dec 18, 2021
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 Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995
Five etchings with aquatint
Sheet: 88.9 x 59.4 cm (35 x 23 3/8 inches) (each sheet)
Walter H. Kimball Fund 1996.1

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