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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.110
People
Kara Walker, American (Stockton, California born 1969)
Title
Dinah Washington
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337595

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Unique ink transfer on white wove paper
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
sight: 159.1 x 183.5 cm (62 5/8 x 72 1/4 in.)
framed: 161.6 x 189.7 x 5.7 cm (63 5/8 x 74 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On verso
  • inscription: She left her turbulent life behind/ at the tender age of 39./ In that short period, a volatile/ mix of raw undeniable talent/ and deep rooted insecurity/ took her to the heights of/ fame/ and the depths of/ self-doubt.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Kara Walker, created 2010; [Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Kara Walker, Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.110
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Dust Jackets for the Niggerati - and Supporting Dissertations, Drawings submitted ruefully by Dr. Kara E. Walker, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., 04/21/2011 - 06/11/2011

Verification Level

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