Nov 26 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2688 -

Sale 2688 - Lot 94

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
KARA WALKER (1969 - )
Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times.

Bound pop-up book, with offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on wove paper, 1997. 238x213 mm; 9⅜x8⅜ inches, full red leather binding as issued. Edition of 4000. Printed by Typecraft, Inc., Pasadena. Published by The Peter Norton Christmas Project, Santa Monica. With the printed holiday card and original packaging.

Additional Details

For many years, the Peter Norton family commissioned an art edition to celebrate the holidays. This book was privately published and gifted to friends. Another copy of this book is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.