Excavated from the Black Heart of a Negress / complete view / Post-1945; Creation date: 2002

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Work Title: Excavated from the Black Heart of a Negress
View Title: complete view
Creator/Culture: installation artist: Kara Elizabeth Walker (African American, 1969-)
Site/Repository: Owner: Collection of Kara Elizabeth Walker (Unknown Site); Exhibition: Sikkema Jenkins & Co. (Gallery) (New York, New York, USA)
Period/Date: Post-1945; Creation date: 2002
Media/Technique: paper, adhesives, wall, installation (visual works)
Dimensions: 396.24x3017.52 cm (156x1188 inches)
Subjects: African Americans; African American artists; Installations (visual works); Silhouettes; Slavery; Women artists
Work Record ID: 545239
Image Record ID: 1302606
Digital filename: 08d003183
Classification Filing Number: INT; W1813; 2001-EC; *.digitalonly
HART Image Order Number: 230313
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 08:09:59

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 3773 x 1447
File Size: 726 KB
Record: 1302606
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1302606/08d003183

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1302606. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1302606/08d003183. May 20, 2024.