No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels at having been Cast into such a lowly state by her former Masters and so it is with a Humble heart that she brings about their physical Ruin and earthly Demise / Installation view / Post-1945; Creation date: 1999

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Work Title: No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels at having been Cast into such a lowly state by her former Masters and so it is with a Humble heart that she brings about their physical Ruin and earthly Demise
View Title: Installation view
Creator/Culture: installation artist: Kara Elizabeth Walker (African American, 1969-)
Site/Repository: Creation location: California College of Arts and Crafts (Oakland, California, USA); Repository: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, California, USA)
Period/Date: Post-1945; Creation date: 1999
Media/Technique: paper, adhesives, paint, wall, installation (visual works)
Dimensions: height: 10 feet, width: 65 feet
Subjects: Slavery; African American artists; Installations (visual works)
Work Record ID: 539766
Image Record ID: 1291583
Digital filename: 07d120004
Classification Filing Number: INT; W1813; 1999-NW; *.r-digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 220250
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 06:57:27

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 3085 x 2382
File Size: 978 KB
Record: 1291583
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1291583/07d120004

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1291583. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1291583/07d120004. June 09, 2025.