(Norton Family Christmas Project) Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
Artist
Kara Walker
American, born 1969
Date1997
MediumBound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
Dimensions9 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (23.6 x 21.3 cm)
ClassificationsBook Arts
Credit LineGift of Mary and Jim Patton
Object number2014.20.76
On View
Not on viewProvenanceCommissioned by Peter Norton, 1997, as part of the annual Norton Family Christmas Project; given to Mary and James R. Patton Jr., Great Falls, VA, December 1997; given to NCMA, 2014.
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