Li'l Patch of Woods
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Employing the traditional print medium of etching (most often associated with European masters such as Rembrandt), the contemporary African American artist Kara Walker loads images of the Civil War era with grotesque stereotypes and elements of violence and sexuality. By doing so, Walker challenges heroic Civil War narratives and forces the viewer to confront the dishonesty of sanitized accounts of historical race relations.
Caption
Kara Walker (American, born 1969). Li'l Patch of Woods, 1997. Etching on paper, sheet: 18 x 14 15/16 in. (45.7 x 37.9 cm) image: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, 1997.80.2. © Kara Walker. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Publisher
Title
Li'l Patch of Woods
Date
1997
Medium
Etching on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 18 x 14 15/16 in. (45.7 x 37.9 cm) image: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed in graphite lower right recto: "KW 97"
Inscriptions
Inscribed verso: "copyright 1997 Landfall Press, Inc. 329 W 18th Street, Suite 601, Chicago, IL 6061 KW-96-05-B"
Credit Line
Emily Winthrop Miles Fund
Accession Number
1997.80.2
Rights
© Kara Walker
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