Front cover image for Freedom : a fable : a curious interpretation of the wit of a negress in troubled times : with illustrations

Freedom : a fable : a curious interpretation of the wit of a negress in troubled times : with illustrations

"'Freedom, a Fable' is an illustrated artist's book with text and pop-up silhouettes. At first glance it appears to be a nineteenth-century children's book, but it is decidedly not. It tells the story of a female slave whose life after emancipation veers far from her dreams of meritocracy, revealing that Freedom, a Fable is not just the title of the work but is also the lesson to be learned"--National Gallery of Art website, viewed June 14, 2016

Print Book, English, 1997
[Peter Norton Family], [Santa Monica, California], 1997