Kara Walker

Boo-Hoo
2000

A stylized black and white print featuring a silhouette of a woman with an afro hairstyle, holding a whip, set against a light background with a halo-like effect around her head. The bottom of the image includes a signature and edition number.
A stylized black and white print featuring a silhouette of a woman with an afro hairstyle, holding a whip, set against a light background with a halo-like effect around her head. The bottom of the image includes a signature and edition number.

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Date
2000

Classification
Prints

Medium
Linoleum cut

Dimensions
Sheet: 39 3/4 × 20 5/8in. (101 × 52.4 cm) Image (irregular): 36 11/16 × 18 1/2in. (93.2 × 47 cm)

Accession number
2012.134

Edition
42/70

Publication
Printed by Maurice Sanchez, Derrière l'Etoile Studios; published by Parkett Verlag

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Liz Fensterstock

Rights and reproductions
© Kara Walker

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