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Title

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

Dated

1997

Artist

Kara Walker; Author: Kara Walker; Publisher: Peter Norton Family Christmas Projects, Pasadena, California

Nationality

American

Artist Life

born 1969

Role

Artist

Gallery

Not on View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Dimension

9 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 3/4 in. (23.5 × 20.96 × 1.91 cm) (closed)9 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (23.5 × 41.28 cm) (open)

Credit

Gift of Evan M. Maurer in honor of Josie Johnson

Accession Number

B.97.8

Medium

Offset lithographs and laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes, letterpress; bound volume

Country

United States

Century

20th century

Provenance

The publisher, given to Maurer, 1997; Evan M. Maurer, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 1997.

Rights

© Kara Walker
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Classification

Prints; Books; Works on Paper

Object Name

Artist's book

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Portfolio

From Norton Family Foundation Christmas Project

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