Kara Walker (1969) - photo 1

Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes. Walker was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 1997, at the age of 28, becoming one of the youngest ever recipients of the award. She has been the Tepper Chair in Visual Arts at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University since 2015.

Walker is regarded as among the most prominent and acclaimed Black American artists working today.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:26 november 1969, Stockton, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Filmmaker, Sculptor
Art style:Video art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

George Nelson (1908 - 1986)
George Nelson
1908 - 1986
Reynard Milici (1942)
Reynard Milici
1942
Nelson Shanks (1937 - 2015)
Nelson Shanks
1937 - 2015
Kehinde Wiley (1977)
Kehinde Wiley
1977
Benton Murdoch Spruance (1904 - 1967)
Benton Murdoch Spruance
1904 - 1967
Arthur Garfield Dove (1880 - 1946)
Arthur Garfield Dove
1880 - 1946
Robert Kushner (1949)
Robert Kushner
1949
Catherine Murphy (1946)
Catherine Murphy
1946
Severin Roesen (1816 - 1872)
Severin Roesen
1816 - 1872
Ron Gorchov (1930 - 2020)
Ron Gorchov
1930 - 2020
André Kertész (1894 - 1985)
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876 - 1966)
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
1876 - 1966
Jan Yoors (1922 - 1977)
Jan Yoors
1922 - 1977
Shonah Trescott (1982)
Shonah Trescott
1982
James Peale (1749 - 1831)
James Peale
1749 - 1831
Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883 - 1970)
Reuben Lucius Goldberg
1883 - 1970

Creators Contemporary art

Johannes Grützke (1937 - 2017)
Johannes Grützke
1937 - 2017
Bedri Baykam (1957)
Bedri Baykam
1957
Eduard Arkadevich Steinberg (1937 - 2012)
Eduard Arkadevich Steinberg
1937 - 2012
Afro Basaldella (1912 - 1976)
Afro Basaldella
1912 - 1976
Johannes Hüppi (1965)
Johannes Hüppi
1965
Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874 - 1951)
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
Angeles Agrela (1966)
Angeles Agrela
1966
Derek Boshier (1937)
Derek Boshier
1937
Reynard Milici (1942)
Reynard Milici
1942
Charles Biederman (1906 - 2004)
Charles Biederman
1906 - 2004
Thea Djordjadze (1971)
Thea Djordjadze
1971
Max Schultze (1977)
Max Schultze
1977
Károly Szegváry (1920 - 2002)
Károly Szegváry
1920 - 2002
Eric de Kolb (1916 - 2001)
Eric de Kolb
1916 - 2001
Vilmos-Jozsef Istvanovich Berets (1915 - 1999)
Vilmos-Jozsef Istvanovich Berets
1915 - 1999
Herbert Oehm (1935)
Herbert Oehm
1935