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Kara Walker : Pictures from Another Time by Annette Dixon (2002, Hardcover)
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Kara Walker Pictures From Another Time Hardcover Silhouette Art Brand New Sealed w/ DJ Rare & Hard to Find Sealed Copy University of Michigan Museum of Art Originally published in 2002, out of print since 2007. Unsure of the print # of this copy. Brand New, still factory sealed. Minor shelf-life wear including a few scratches & snags to the plastic, may have a slight mark or two on the book’s dust jacket. See photos as part of description. PotluckShop was established in 2021. Prompt & secure handling & shipping. USPS Priority Mail shipping, insured & trackable.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherD.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
ISBN-101891024507
ISBN-139781891024504
eBay Product ID (ePID)2348540
Product Key Features
Book TitleKara Walker : Pictures from Another Time
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIndividual Artists / General, General
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Photography
AuthorAnnette Dixon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight34.4 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-104137
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal741.7/092
SynopsisArguably the most controversial young African-American artist working today, Kara Walker creates vivid and shocking evocations, rooted in stereotypes, of an antebellum world that comments on the system of slavery and its continuing legacy in the American consciousness. In her choice of black cut-paper silhouettes, Walker takes a medium that was extremely fashionable in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as part of the neoclassical revival, when the silhouetted images on ancient Greek and Roman vases were emulated on such goods as Wedgwood ware. The silhouette was a parlor art practiced by genteel ladies and gentlemen, who created portraits, landscapes, and decorative motifs. There were also traveling silhouettists who took their craft around the country. The 18th- and 19th-century silhouette was also associated with the pseudo-science of physiognomy, which held that one could analyze psychological and racial types by studying profiles. Adopting the antiquated medium of the silhouette, Walker has turned it into a powerful force to evoke the complexities of the system of slavery, exploring themes of exploitation, accommodation, and complicity on the part of both the powerful and the oppressed. Pictures From Another Time is the first major publication on the work of this extraordinary artist. It includes nearly 70 examples of her work, including her silhouettes, prints, drawings, projected installations, and watercolors. Texts include an interview with the artist by curator Thelma Golden, Deputy Director of Programs at The Studio Museum in Harlem; and essays by literary critic Robert Reid-Pharr, Professor of English at the City University of New York and Annette Dixon, Curator of Western Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
LC Classification NumberNC910.5.W35A4 2002a
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- Feb 01, 2016
Pictorial Insight Into Slavery
I was not familiar with Ms Walker's work and decided to study her work after seeing the listing for her book, "Pictures from Another Time." Ms. Walker has insight into that period of time in our history and what life was like for her people during slavery. I highly recommend this book for insightful and moving art.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
