Art Institute of Chicago
Free, Black, and Passive Aggressive
Kara Walker · 1998
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold through Wooster Gardens, New York, to Richard and Ellen Sandor, Chicago, Nov. 9, 1998 [email from director of Sandor Family Collection, Dec. 19, 2025; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 31, 2025.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- New York, Wooster Gardens, Kara Walker, Oct. 22–Nov. 28, 1998, no cat.
Literature
Published references
- None to date.
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