Cotton
Artist
Kara Walker(American, born 1969)American, born 1969
Print studio
Landfall Press(Chicago)Chicago
Publisher
Landfall Press(Chicago)Chicago
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cotton
Date1997
Printed inChicago, Illinois, United States
Published inChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumEtching and aquatint with spitbite, printed chine collé, on wove paper, edition 17/35
DimensionsPlate: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (46.3 × 37.1 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (46.3 × 37.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joe and Aggie Foster
Object number2015.286
Not on view
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Department
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Published References None for this impression Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, left: 17/35
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below image, right: KW 97
Verso: Inscribed in white printed ink, bottom left corner: COPYRIGHT 1997 / LANDFALL PRESS INC. / 329 W. 18TH STREET / SUITE 601 / CHICAGO, IL 60616
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: KW-96-05 A
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below image, right: KW 97
Verso: Inscribed in white printed ink, bottom left corner: COPYRIGHT 1997 / LANDFALL PRESS INC. / 329 W. 18TH STREET / SUITE 601 / CHICAGO, IL 60616
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: KW-96-05 A
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below image, right: KW 97
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