Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart
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"Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart" is a provocative cut-paper silhouette installation by Kara Walker that critiques antebellum racism, slavery, and sexual violence through stark, cartoon-like imagery.
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| Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart Context triple: [Kara Walker, notableWork, Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart]
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A.
Death of Absalom
Death of Absalom is the biblical account of King David’s rebellious son being killed during battle, marking a tragic climax in the narrative of 2 Samuel.
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B.
Désirée’s Baby
Désirée’s Baby is a short story by Kate Chopin that explores themes of race, identity, and tragic irony in antebellum Louisiana.
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C.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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D.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart Target entity description: "Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart" is a provocative cut-paper silhouette installation by Kara Walker that critiques antebellum racism, slavery, and sexual violence through stark, cartoon-like imagery.
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A.
Death of Absalom
Death of Absalom is the biblical account of King David’s rebellious son being killed during battle, marking a tragic climax in the narrative of 2 Samuel.
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B.
Désirée’s Baby
Désirée’s Baby is a short story by Kate Chopin that explores themes of race, identity, and tragic irony in antebellum Louisiana.
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C.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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D.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art installation
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contemporary art work ⓘ silhouette artwork ⓘ |
| colorPalette | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Kara Walker ⓘ |
| critiques |
romanticized depictions of the Old South
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sexual exploitation of enslaved women ⓘ white supremacist ideology ⓘ |
| depicts |
American Civil War
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antebellum South ⓘ enslaved people ⓘ plantation life ⓘ racial violence ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ slave owners ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ stereotypes of Black women ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
black cut-paper figures
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life-size silhouettes ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| installationSurface | gallery walls ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
cut paper
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silhouette ⓘ |
| movement |
African-American art
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contemporary art ⓘ postmodern art ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
cartoon-like imagery
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panoramic frieze ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
appropriation of racist caricatures
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historical parody ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of antebellum nostalgia
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provocative depiction of slavery ⓘ use of black paper silhouettes ⓘ |
| theme |
gender
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historical memory ⓘ power relations ⓘ race ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
novel Gone with the Wind
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surface form:
Gone with the Wind
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Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred Between the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart
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