id: 287051
accession number: 2016.54
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.54
updated: 2025-06-15 11:01:35.641000
The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads, 2016. Kara Walker (American, b. 1969). Raw pigment and watercolor medium, graphite, and (paper) collage on paper; overall: 287 x 532.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 209 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); left: 287 x 264.8 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); right: 287 x 266.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2016.54. © Kara Walker
title: The Republic of New Afrika at a Crossroads
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creation date: 2016
creation date earliest: 2016
creation date latest: 2016
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright: © Kara Walker
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culture: America
technique: Raw pigment and watercolor medium, graphite, and (paper) collage on paper
department: Contemporary Art
collection: CONTEMP - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 287 x 532.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 209 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); Left: 287 x 264.8 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Right: 287 x 266.1 x 8.3 cm (113 x 104 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work
opening date: 2016-09-10T04:00:00
The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-December 31, 2016).
title: Stories from Storage
opening date: 2021-02-06T05:00:00
Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The Ecstasy of St. Kara: Kara Walker, New Work. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10 – December 31, 2016).', 'opening_date': '2016-12-31T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Collection of the artist
date: 2016
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(Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 2016
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2016-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Rutland, Beau. “Acquisition Highlights 2016: Contemporary Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 57, no. 2 (March/April 2017): 8-11.
page number: Reproduced: P. 8-9; Mentioned: P. 7, 10.
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Griswold, William M. “Recent Acquisitions (2013-20) at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Burlington Magazine 163, no. 1414 (January 2021): 93-104.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 100-101, no. 15; mentioned: P. 93
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Griswold, William M. and Key, Jo Lee. “Trauma and Transformation.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 6-7.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 6-7.
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