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Date

1995

Creator

Kara Elizabeth Walker
Part of: A Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

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This is called The Beginning from A Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts within the category of Prints.

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Creator
Kara Elizabeth Walker (American, b. 1969)
Date
1995
Classification
Prints
Medium
Etching and acquatint
Dimensions
35 x 23 1/2 in. (88.9 x 59.69 cm)
Credit Line
Humana Foundation Endowment
Copyright Status
Copyright
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Kara Walker
Subject
African American
African diaspora
antebellum
fetishes
intaglio prints
slavery
women

Metadata

Accession Number
2007.011.001
Campus Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Access

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Metadata

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