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Kara Walker

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

Maker

  • Landfall Press, Inc.
  • Kara Walker, (RISD MFA 1994, Printmaking)

Title

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

Medium

aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Five etchings with aquatint

Techniques

  • Five etchings with 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

  • Prints

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1996.1

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

Selected Works

15/20

Publications

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Defying the Shadow

December 1, 2020 - December 18, 2021

Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century

July 21, 2006 - April 22, 2007

One Voice, Many Visions

February 20 - June 14, 1998

RISD Collects RISD

October 18 - December 1, 1996
No Image Available

Kara Walker

The Hunt
No Image Available

Kara Walker

The Plunge
No Image Available

Kara Walker

The Beginning
No Image Available

Kara Walker

The Chase
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