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Kara Walker — I'll be a Monkey's Uncle
Kara Walker

I'll be a Monkey's Uncle

Kara Walker's 'I'll be a Monkey's Uncle' is a lithograph printed on Somerset Satin paper with full margins. The work employs Walker's characteristic approach to addressing race and historical trauma through bold graphic imagery.

Medium
Lithograph, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins.

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April 19, 2022

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Kara Walker, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle

Kara Walker's 'I'll be a Monkey's Uncle' is a lithograph printed on Somerset Satin paper with full margins. The work employs Walker's characteristic approach to addressing race and historical trauma through bold graphic imagery.

Medium
Lithograph, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Bold, Silhouette, American, Social Commentary, Black, Narrative, Lithograph, Figurative, Contemporary

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