Negress Notes1996Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper10 1/4 × 7 inchesCollection Susan and Lewis ManilowCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Negress Notes1996Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper9 × 6 inchesCollection George LindemannCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Negress Notes1996Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper9 × 6 inchesCollection George LindemannCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Slavery! Slavery! presenting a GRAND and LIFELIKE Panoramic Journey into Picturesque Southern Slavery or "Life at 'Ol' Virginny's Hole' (sketches from Plantation Life)" See the Peculiar Institutions as never before! All cut from black paper by the able hand of Kara Elizabeth Walker, an Emancipated Negress and leader in her CauseInstallation view, "no place (like home)," at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 19971997Cut paper and adhesive on wall12 × 85 feetPhoto by Dan Dennehy for the Wal
Collection of Eileen and Peter Norton, Sanata Monica, CaliforniaCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Burn1998Cut paper and adhesive on wall92 1/8 × 48 inchesCollection of Jerry and Katherine SpeyerCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Cut1998Cut paper and adhesive on wall7 feet 4 inches × 4 feet 6 inchesCollection of Donna and Cargill MacMillanCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels at having been Cast into such a lowly state by her former Masters and so it is with a Humble heart that she brings about their physical Ruin and earthly DemiseInstallation view at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California1999Cut paper and adhesive on painted wall10 × 65 feetCollection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CaliforniaCourtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York






