Kara’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Keys to the Coop
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Fable of Belonging
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Vanishing Act
Kara Walker (American, born 1969) printed by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)

Cotton
Kara Walker (American, born 1969) printed by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)

Fairy Godmother Offers Some Unrequested Advice
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Untitled (The Last Taste)
Kara Walker (American, born 1969) printed by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)

Li'l Patch
Kara Walker (American, born 1969) printed by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)

Free, Black, and Passive Aggressive
Kara Walker American, born 1969

Freedom, a fable: a curious interpretation of the wit of a Negress in troubled times, with illustrations
Kara Walker (American, born 1969)

Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Tight-Rope Walker
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

Penny Picture Display, Savannah
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

A Child's Grave, Hale County, Alabama
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Coal Miner's House, Scott's Run, West Virginia
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

"Joe's Auto Graveyard", Pennsylvania
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Lunch Wagon Detail, New York
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

Walker Warehouse
Aaron Siskind American, 1903–1991