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image of Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
Kara Walker (artist)
American, born 1969
Freedom, a Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997
bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper
overall: 23.8 x 21.3 cm (9 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
2007.6.275
Not on View
From the Tour: African-American Artists: Collection Highlights
Object 5 of 22

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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

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