Employing her distinct silhouette style, this untitled work by Kara Walker explores histories of stereotypes and slavery. The symmetry of this work on paper offers a mirrored image consisting of four figures and two ships at sea. The silhouettes appear in the style of many stereotypical depictions of Black people, all with enlarged facial features. The ships on the water evoke the transatlantic slave trade, establishing the image as a document of the violence of slavery and its lasting legacy.