Silhouette

Artist Kara Walker (American, born 1969)

Date1998

MediumLithograph

DimensionsSheet: 24 × 18 inches (60.96 × 45.72 cm)
Framed: 29 × 23 × 2 inches (73.66 × 58.42 × 5.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ms. Margo McKinnon & Mr. Thomas Cohen

Object number2017.35

SignedInitialed upper right

Edition/State/ProofAP7, ed. of 70

On View

Not on view

Collections

Contemporary Art

Terms

DescriptionIn this silhouette (cut-out) style image, a woman stoops over a decapitated head. Her small figural form is overwhelmed by large, ominous dark clouds above.

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