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
Vanishing Act
Kara Walker (American, born 1969) printed by Landfall Press (American, founded 1970)
Cotton
Fairy Godmother Offers Some Unrequested Advice
Untitled (The Last Taste)
Li'l Patch
Freedom, a fable: a curious interpretation of the wit of a Negress in troubled times, with illustrations
Kara Walker (American, born 1969)
Free, Black, and Passive Aggressive
Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer's Wife
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975
Tight-Rope Walker
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)
Penny Picture Display, Savannah
Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta
A Child's Grave, Hale County, Alabama
Graveyard, Houses, and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2033 Prairie Avenue, Chicago
Coal Miner's House, Scott's Run, West Virginia
"Joe's Auto Graveyard", Pennsylvania
Walker Warehouse
Aaron Siskind American, 1903–1991
Lunch Wagon Detail, New York