Gone, An Historical Romance of a Civil War as it Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart / detail, right half of installation / Creation date: 1994

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Work Title: Gone, An Historical Romance of a Civil War as it Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart
View Title: detail, right half of installation
Creator/Culture: artist: Kara Elizabeth Walker (African American, 1969-)
Site/Repository: Owner: Collection Yvonne Force, Inc.
Period/Date: Creation date: 1994
Media/Technique: cut paper on wall, installation (visual works)
Dimensions: 396.24x1524 cm (156x600 inches)
Subjects: Visual Works; Installations (visual works); Slavery; Silhouettes; African American artists; Women artists
Work Record ID: 545233
Image Record ID: 1302596
Digital filename: 08d003175
HART Image Order Number: 230313
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:09:58

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 3111 x 2408
File Size: 997 KB
Record: 1302596
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1302596/08d003175

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1302596. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1302596/08d003175. May 13, 2025.