About Kara Walker
American · 1969–present · Contemporary
Kara Walker creates large-scale cut-paper silhouettes exploring race, gender, and history with unsettling honesty.
Read full biography →Kara Walker's works are held in 6 museums worldwide, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.
🇺🇸 United States
6 museums
- 25 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 6 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 2 works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
- 1 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
- 1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
- 1 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Kara Walker?
Kara Walker is known for creating disconcerting imagery to explore uncomfortable concepts, predominantly focusing on Black history. She attended Atlanta College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design.What is Kara Walker known for?
Kara Walker is known for her large-scale cut-paper silhouettes that explore themes of race, gender, sexuality, and violence. Her work often reinterprets historical narratives, particularly those of the American South before the Civil War, confronting uncomfortable truths about power dynamics and stereotypes.What was Kara Walker's art style?
Kara Walker works with collage, drawing, painting, performance, film, video, sculpture, light projection and paper cut-out silhouettes. Her installations typically feature black figures against white walls, creating shadow plays that draw viewers into unsettling scenes.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Kara Walker's works across the following collections.
- [1] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
- [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [3] book Hodge, Susie, 1960- author, The short story of women artists : a pocket guide to movements, works, breakthroughs, & themes Used for: biography.
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