Kara Walker is a contemporary African American artist who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence andidentity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes, such as The Means to an End--A Shadow Drama in Five Acts. Kara Walker is well known for her expansive tableaux of black and white cut-paper silhouettes that address highly … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread- Famous African-American Painters