ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
William L. and Bette Batchelor Gallery
Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) considers experiences of racism toward African Americans that were absent or only alluded to in historical representations of the Civil War. Created in collaboration with the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, New York, each print in the portfolio is an enlargement of a woodcut plate from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Chicago, 1866), overlaid with Walker’s silkscreen cutout figures rendered in solid black silhouette.
This exhibition launches the Museum’s 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA initiative, in which all exhibitions will be dedicated to female artists, in honor of the centennial of women’s suffrage in America. Read more.
Artist Bio
New York-based artist Kara Walker is best known for her candid investigation of race, gender, sexuality, and violence through silhouetted figures that have appeared in numerous exhibitions worldwide. Read more.
Related Programs
Members’ Opening Reception
Thursday, January 23, 5:30-7 p.m.
Adult Studio Workshop | Create Your own Collage and Block Print with Bonnie Sullivan
Thursday, January 30, 6-7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: Glory (1989)
Thursday, January 30, 1-3 p.m.
Robert Lehman Distinguished Lecture | Truth Be Told: Kara Walker and Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War
Sunday, February 2, 3-4 p.m.
Adult Studio Workshop | Cut Paper with Mary Smeallie
Wednesday, February 6 & 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion | Reflections on Race and the Power of Art
Sunday, March 15, 3-5 p.m.
Gallery Talks and Curatorial Conversations
Wednesdays, 1-1:45 p.m.
- February 5, Curatorial Conversation with Lisa Williams, Associate Curator, NBMAA
- March 11, The Story of Slavery and the Civil War in Images and Words with Carol Lacoss, Docent, NBMAA
- April 1, The Story of Slavery and the Civil War in Images and Words with Carol Lacoss, Docent, NBMAA
- April 8, Curatorial Conversation with Lisa Williams, Associate Curator, NBMAA
[email protected] | Mastering the Silhouette
Wednesdays, April 1–29, 4-5:30 p.m., ages 8–13
Walk-in Tours of Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
Weekly, Saturdays, 1-2 p.m.
Sponsors:
Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) is part of 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA presented by Stanley Black and Decker with additional support provided by Bank of America.
Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) is made possible by the generosity of the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust. Programming is made possible by Connecticut Humanities.
