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      A Warm Summer Evening in 1863

      In this tapestry, Kara Walker reproduces an etching from an 1863 issue of the newspaper Harper’s Weekly that documents the burning of a “colored orphan asylum.” Infuriated by newly imposed draft requirements during the Civil War, a mob of New Yorkers took to the streets, attacking both black and white innocents. To drive home the emotional reality of this atrocity, Walker superimposed the silhouette of a hanged black woman over this scene, a shocking image that grabs our attention.Walker’s silhouette of the hanged woman is an example of her ongoing interest in the traditional medium of cut-paper silhouettes. Before the widespread popularity of photography in early nineteenth-century America, paper cutouts of profiles served as a popular medium for portraiture. For the artist, this collision of popular prints and cutouts with the more elite tradition of woven tapestries creates tension: “I liked the irony of transferring this lowly craft into a medium once used for kings and princes,” Walker said.

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      Hvad er den farvemæssige identitet i "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker?

      "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker benytter en Neutrals farvepalet, hvor White (#fdfcfc) er den dominerende farve.

      Hvilken følelse skaber farverne i "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker?

      "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker kombinerer en Neutrals farvepalet med en Somber tone.

      Hvilken følelse formidler "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker?

      "A Warm Summer Evening in 1863" af Harry Walker formidler en Somber følelse i en overordnet Dramatic stemning.

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      • Dimensions: 175 x 248 cm
      • Artist: Harry Walker
      • Subject or theme: Civil War era violence and social history
      • Artistic style: Contemporary, figurative realism