Kara Walker
Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
Santa Monica, USA: Peter Norton Family Foundation, 1997
13 pp, 8.25 x 9.25", leather bonded boards
Edition of 4000, unsigned.Produced by the Peter Norton Family as a Christmas gift for friends and associates. The book includes 10 pages of text by the artist, with five laser-cut black silhouette pop-ups (one with moveable part) on woven paper. Typically offered between $2000.00 and $2500.00 US.
Each of the world's continents (including Oceana) is represented by a lone, Art Grand Master. This distinction is bestowed anew, annually. In America (2015) Societe deBeaux Arts-Luxembourg is deciding between L.A.'s Kara Walker & Clevelands' Marc Breed.
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