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

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

1997
20th century
228 x 200 mm (9 x 7.9 in.)

Kara Elizabeth Walker, American, b. born 1969

Object Type: artists_book

Medium and Support: Paper cut-out multiples in a pop-up silhouette book in leather binding; pop-ups created by laser cutting on black and white wove paper

Edition: From edition of 4,000

Marks: Unsigned

Bibliography: On Paper vol. 2, no. 4 (March–April 1998): 11.

Credit Line: Gift of Peter and Eileen Norton and Family, 1997

Accession Number: 1997.25.1

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African American artists*, race (concept)*

African American artists - LC sh 85001794
race (concept) - Identification of a group of people as distinct from other groups on the basis of physical or socially defined characteristics, such as language. [May 1995 descriptor added.]

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sheet Dimensions: 228 x 200 mm (9 x 7.9 in.)

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Kara Elizabeth Walker, American, b. born 1969 . Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997. Paper cut-out multiples in a pop-up silhouette book in leather binding; pop-ups created by laser cutting on black and white wove paper. sheet : 228 x 200 mm (9 x 7.9 in.). Object : 240 x 200 mm (9.4 x 7.9 in.). DAC accession number 1997.25.1. Gift of Peter and Eileen Norton and Family, 1997.

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