Description
Kara Walker | Freedom: A Fable (1997) First Edition, First Printing. Limited to 4,000 Copies.
Own a critical artifact of contemporary art history. Created in 1997—the same year Kara Walker became one of the youngest recipients of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant—Freedom: A Fable was commissioned as a unique holiday gift for the legendary Peter Norton Family Christmas Project.
Bound in original blind-stamped brown bonded leather, this rare Quarto edition transforms Walker's monumental cut-paper style into an intimate, tactile experience. The book features text on 130lb Classic Crest paper, punctuated by intricate, laser-cut pop-up silhouettes engineered on 65lb Curtis Tuscan Antique paper.
By subverting traditional Victorian silhouettes, Walker creates a powerful, hands-on immersion into the enduring legacy of American stereotypes and the illusions of post-Emancipation equality. An exceptional find or the discerning collector of Black art and rare books. Slight scratches on bottom of back (see image).
Book size: 8.25" x 9.25"
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