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© Kara Walker

Photo: Stephen White

Testimony: Narrative of a Negress Burdened by Good Intentions

Kara Walker

Accession Date:

06/30/20

Accession Number:

F-WALK-2020.002.1-.2

2004

black and white video, no audio and framed cut paper sillhouette

By Kara Walker in the Collection

Kara Walker - From set 5 of the series Negress Notes, 1996, watercolor and ink on paper

Kara Walker, 1996

From set 5 of the series Negress Notes

Kara Walker - Treesum, 1998, coffee and gouache on paper

Kara Walker, 1998

Treesum

Kara Walker - Paternity Test, 2009, cut paper on wall

Kara Walker, 2009

Paternity Test

Kara Walker - Pastorale, 2010, graphite and pastel on paper

Kara Walker, 2010

Pastorale

Kara Walker - The Palmetto Libretto (part two of a multi part work. This one's a sketch for an American comic opera with shipwreck and cargo), 2012, pastel and graphite on paper

Kara Walker, 2012

The Palmetto Libretto (part two of a multi part work. This one's a sketch for an American comic opera with shipwreck and cargo)

On View

Kara Walker - Danse de la Nubienne Nouveaux, 1998, cut paper on wall

Kara Walker, 1998

Danse de la Nubienne Nouveaux

Kara Walker - Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching, 2006, painted laser cut steel

Kara Walker, 2006

Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching

On View

Kara Walker - African't, 1996, cut paper on wall

Kara Walker, 1996

African't

On View

Kara Walker - Testimony: Narrative of a Negress Burdened by Good Intentions, 2004, black and white video, no audio and framed cut paper sillhouette

Kara Walker, 2004

Testimony: Narrative of a Negress Burdened by Good Intentions

Kara Walker - The White Power 'Gin/Machine to Harvest the Nativist Instinct for Beneficial Uses to Border Crossers Everywhere, 2019, soft pastel, charcoal, and oil sticks on paper; graphite and ink on paper

Kara Walker, 2019

The White Power 'Gin/Machine to Harvest the Nativist Instinct for Beneficial Uses to Border Crossers Everywhere

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