Freedom: A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

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Title

Freedom: A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times

Subject

Norton family.
African American women History 19th century Fiction.
Women slaves.
African Americans in art.
Liberty in art.
Toy and movable books.
Pop-up books Specimens.
African American women.
Art patronage.
Artists' books.
Pop-up books.
Silhouettes.
Christmas cards.
Mould-made papers.
Roman (upright typeface group)
Fiction.
History.
Specimens.

Description

"'Freedom, a Fable' is an illustrated artist's book with text and pop-up silhouettes. At first glance it appears to be a nineteenth-century children's book, but it is decidedly not. It tells the story of a female slave whose life after emancipation veers far from her dreams of meritocracy, revealing that Freedom, a Fable is not just the title of the work but is also the lesson to be learned"--National Gallery of Art website, viewed June 14, 2016.

Creator

Kara Elizabeth Walker

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA: Peter Norton Family

Date

1997

Contributor

Myles Mikulic

Rights

Materials used in connection with the course may be subject to copyright protection.

Format

28 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Type

Book

Citation

Kara Elizabeth Walker, “Freedom: A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times,” The Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections Online Repository, accessed March 29, 2024, https://tcclsc.omeka.net/items/show/172.

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