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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25825
People
Kara Walker, American (Stockton, California born 1969)
Title
Freedom: A Fable
Other Titles
Alternate Title: A Curious Intepretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
Classification
Prints
Work Type
artist's book
Date
1997
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/99873

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bound book with cut-paper pop-up silhouettes and texts
Dimensions
23.8 x 21 x 1.5 cm (9 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James Cuno, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, May 13, 2003.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Peter Norton Family Christmas 1997

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James Cuno
Copyright
© Kara Walker
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
M25825
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Commentary

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/25/2019 - 10/08/2019

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