1. Kara Walker

2. Born in California in 1969 Daughter of Painter Larry Walker Focusing on painting and printmaking, she got a BFA from Atlanta College of Art, and MFA from Massachusetts College of Design. It wasn’t until after she graduated where she began creating her distinctive style

3. Using black paper-cut out silhouettes to represent themes such as race/racism, desire and shame, narrative and historical (slavery) sexuality and humor. At 28 she was of the the youngest recipients of the MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” Her first full scale solo exhibition was recently in 2007, Kara Walker: My Complement, My Oppressor, My Enemy, My Love

4. Gone, a historical of Civil War as it occurred between the dusky things of a young Negress and her heart

5. African American

6. Camptown Ladies

7. Jockey

8. Mini Lesson Pick an issue that your generation faces today. Create a “scene” using the same style of Kara Walker to portray this issue. Grade Level: grade 7-12