Kara Walker

Untitled
2003

A collection of various black silhouettes against a white background, depicting an assortment of characters and scenes including animals, people in different poses, and objects. The figures range from a person riding a horse, individuals playing musical instruments, to whimsical characters like a person with an umbrella and a figure wearing a top hat. The arrangement is eclectic and seems to tell multiple stories.

A collection of various black silhouettes against a white background, depicting an assortment of characters and scenes including animals, people in different poses, and objects. The figures range from a person riding a horse, individuals playing musical instruments, to whimsical characters like a person with an umbrella and a figure wearing a top hat. The arrangement is eclectic and seems to tell multiple stories.

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Date
2003

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Cut paper on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 48 1/2 × 86 1/4in. (123.2 × 219.1 cm) Image (sight): 48 1/2 × 86 1/4in. (123.2 × 219.1 cm)

Accession number
2017.205

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz

Rights and reproductions
© 2003 Kara Walker

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