AFTER THE DELUGE

New York: Rizzoli, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Second printing. Known for her bold images using the traditional silhouette, Walker (b.1969) upends the genteel, Victorian origins of the medium by graphically portraying scenes from the antebellum South to explore the politics of slavery, race, and gender. Inspired by the tragedy that beset the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, the artist created this volume exploring the interconnectedness of the subject of the sea, race, and poverty by juxtaposing examples of her work and historical works from the 19th century. Quarto: 118, [2] pp. Original pictorial boards. Unobtrusive bookstore security tag to the verso of a prefatory page. Light toning along the extremities of the dust jacket; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 78575)