About Kara Walker
American · 1969–present
Kara Walker creates large-scale cut-paper silhouettes exploring race, gender, and history with unsettling honesty.
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Museums6
Countries1
Most worksMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City · 25 works
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Where to see Kara Walker
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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25 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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6 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
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1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Kara Walker?
Kara Walker is known for creating disconcerting imagery to explore uncomfortable concepts, predominantly focusing on Black history. She attended Atlanta College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design.What is Kara Walker known for?
Kara Walker is known for her large-scale cut-paper silhouettes that explore themes of race, gender, sexuality, and violence. Her work often reinterprets historical narratives, particularly those of the American South before the Civil War, confronting uncomfortable truths about power dynamics and stereotypes.What was Kara Walker's art style?
Kara Walker works with collage, drawing, painting, performance, film, video, sculpture, light projection and paper cut-out silhouettes. Her installations typically feature black figures against white walls, creating shadow plays that draw viewers into unsettling scenes.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Kara Walker's works across the following collections.
- [1] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
- [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [3] book Hodge, Susie, 1960- author, The short story of women artists : a pocket guide to movements, works, breakthroughs, & themes Used for: biography.
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