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Kara Walker — African/American
Kara Walker

African/American

A striking silhouette-based print by Kara Walker, *African/American* (1998) employs her signature cut-paper aesthetic translated into the printed medium, exploring the deeply fraught narratives of race, identity, and history in America. Published by Landfall Press in Chicago and numbered 25/40, this limited-edition work exemplifies Walker's unflinching examination of the antebellum South and its lasting cultural legacy. The artist's initials, hand-inscribed in pencil alongside the title and edition number, affirm the intimate and deliberate nature of this carefully crafted piece.

Medium
signed with initials, dated '98', titled and numbered 25/40 in pencil, published by Landfall Press, Chicago, in excellent condition, framed.

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February 27, 2013

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Kara Walker, African/American

A striking silhouette-based print by Kara Walker, *African/American* (1998) employs her signature cut-paper aesthetic translated into the printed medium, exploring the deeply fraught narratives of race, identity, and history in America. Published by Landfall Press in Chicago and numbered 25/40, this limited-edition work exemplifies Walker's unflinching examination of the antebellum South and its lasting cultural legacy. The artist's initials, hand-inscribed in pencil alongside the title and edition number, affirm the intimate and deliberate nature of this carefully crafted piece.

Medium
signed with initials, dated '98', titled and numbered 25/40 in pencil, published by Landfall Press, Chicago, in excellent condition, framed.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Political, Silhouette, Black Paper, American, Race And Identity, Historical, Allegorical, Provocative, Figurative, Contemporary

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