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

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Type
Artists' books(Opens in new tab)
Date
1997
Accession number
2024.27
Maker
Kara Walker(Opens in new tab) (American, born 1969)
Dimensions
book: 9 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 3/4 in. (24.1 × 21.6 × 1.9 cm.)
Medium
Bound volume of off-set lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, brown leather binding
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Kelvin Davis Endowment
Object copyright
© Kara Walker
Department
American Art
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