Fixin', Pitted, Fished, Pitied

Kara Walker, 1995

MEDIUMCut and pasted painted paper on paper

DIMENSIONSa): 66 x 42 in. (167.6 x 106.7 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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THE ARTIST

Kara Walker

Kara Walker is celebrated for her provocative, room-sized cut-paper silhouettes that confront the brutal history of American slavery and racism.