Walker, Kara. The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads, 2016. Raw pigment and watercolor medium, graphite, and (paper) collage on paper, Overall: 287 x 532.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 209 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); Left: 287 x 264.8 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Right: 287 x 266.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2016.54. Copyrighted undefined.

The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads

2016

Kara Walker

Kara Walker (American, b. 1969)

Contemporary Art

The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads, 2016. Kara Walker (American, b. 1969). Raw pigment and watercolor medium, graphite, and (paper) collage on paper; overall: 287 x 532.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 209 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); left: 287 x 264.8 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); right: 287 x 266.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.54 © Kara Walker This is part of series inspired by Walker’s 2016 stay in Rome, where she encountered the intersection between her work and Christian narratives.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Walker, Kara
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Raw pigment and watercolor medium, graphite, and (paper) collage on paper
Medium: raw, pigment, watercolor, medium, graphite, paper, collage
Dimensions: Overall: 287 x 532.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 209 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); Left: 287 x 264.8 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Right: 287 x 266.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed, recto
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 2016.54
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work, Stories From Storage, <em>The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work</em>. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10 – December 31, 2016).
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