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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…*: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art – Explore Kara Walker’s massive sugar sculpture of a Sphinx-like female figure and how this temporary public artwork used materials and form to directly confront the brutal history of slavery, labor, and exploitation associated with the sugar industry, creating a powerful and unforgettable statement about enduring legacies in American history and culture through a visceral and symbolic experience that engaged thousands of visitors and sparked widespread discussion and debate.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby...: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art – A Lecture (Slide 1: Title Slide - Image of the Sugar Sphinx with a stark…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…*: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art – Explore Kara Walker’s massive sugar sculpture of a Sphinx-like female figure and how this temporary public artwork used materials and form to directly confront the brutal history of slavery, labor, and exploitation associated with the sugar industry, creating a powerful and unforgettable statement about enduring legacies in American history and culture through a visceral and symbolic experience that engaged thousands of visitors.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby...: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art (A Lecture: Brace Yourselves, Sweet Tooth) (Image: A striking photograph of Kara Walker's A Subtlety. Consider…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…*: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art – Explore Kara Walker’s massive sugar sculpture of a Sphinx-like female figure and how this temporary public artwork used materials and form to directly confront the brutal history of slavery, labor, and exploitation associated with the sugar industry, creating a powerful and unforgettable statement about enduring legacies in American history and culture through a visceral and symbolic experience.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby...: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art (Lecture Begins) Alright, class, settle down! Today we're diving headfirst into a sticky, sweet, and deeply…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…*: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art – Explore Kara Walker’s Massive Sugar Sculpture of a Sphinx-like Female Figure and How this Temporary Public Artwork Used Materials and Form to Directly Confront the Brutal History of Slavery, Labor, and Exploitation Associated with the Sugar Industry, Creating a Powerful and Unforgettable Statement about Enduring Legacies in American History and Culture.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby...: Sugar, Slavery, and Monumental Art (Lecture Begins - Cue dramatic music, preferably Nina Simone) Alright everyone, settle in, grab your metaphorical…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety*: Confronting History with Sugar and Symbolism – Explore Kara Walker’s Monumental Sugar Sculpture of a Sphinx-like Figure and How This Artwork Used Materials and Form to Directly Confront the Brutal History of Slavery, Labor, and Exploitation Associated with the Sugar Industry, Creating a Powerful and Unforgettable Statement.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety: Confronting History with Sugar and Symbolism (Lecture Begins) Alright, settle down, settle down, art lovers, history buffs, and sugar addicts! 🍬 Today, we're diving headfirst into…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety*: The Historical and Social Critique – Explore Kara Walker’s Monumental Sugar Sculpture and Its Provocative Engagement with the History of Slavery, Race, and Labor, Using Materiality and Form to Address Difficult and Enduring Legacies in American History.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety: The Historical and Social Critique - A Sweet & Sour Lecture 🍬🍋 Alright, class, settle in! Today we're diving headfirst into a sugar rush of history,…
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Kara Walker’s *Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War As It Occurred b’tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart…*: Silhouettes, History, and Sexual Politics – Explore Kara Walker’s Complex and Provocative Silhouette Installation That Blends Historical Imagery with Fantasy, Satire, and Sexual Themes to Confront the Legacy of Slavery and Racial Stereotypes.

Kara Walker's Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War As It Occurred b'tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart...: Silhouettes, History, and Sexual Politics (Welcome,…
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Kara Walker’s *The Rich Soil Down There*: Sugar, Landscape, and History – Explore Kara Walker’s Use of Sugar and Other Materials to Create Installations That Reference the Landscape of the American South and Its Connection to the History of Slavery and the Labor of Enslaved People.

Kara Walker's The Rich Soil Down There: Sugar, Landscape, and History (A Lecture in Sweetness and Shadows) (Warning: This lecture contains discussions of slavery, violence, and racism. Viewer discretion is…
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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety*: The Sweet Smell of History – Explore the Materials Used in Kara Walker’s Massive Sugar Sculpture and How the Sweetness of the Sugar Contrasts with the Bitter History of Slavery It Represents, Creating a Multi-Sensory and Thought-Provoking Experience.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety: The Sweet Smell of History (A Lecture in Sugar & Spice, and Everything Not So Nice) Welcome, everyone! Grab a seat, settle in, and brace yourselves.…