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Elizabeth Catlett

 
Elizabeth Catlett

American sculptor and printmaker
(Washington, DC, 1915 - 2012, Washington, DC)

Note: The African-American sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett was born in Washington, D.C. She attended Howard University and the University of Iowa. In 1946 she received a Rosenfeld Fellowship to travel to Mexico with her husband, the artist Charles White. She has since remained in Mexico. Her work reflects her interest in African art and social issues in the United States and Mexico.

1 objects

There is a Woman in Every Color

1975
color linoleum cut, screenprint, and woodcut on Arches paper
Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
2015.61