123. Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915-2012​)

clockwise from top left
1. Sharecropper1952, printed 1970, color linocut on cream Japanese paperArt Institute of Chicago
2. Roots, 1981, serigraph, Museum of the African Diaspora
3. I Have Given the World My Songs, 1947, printed 1989, linoleum cut, Whitney Museum of American Art
4. Phillis Wheatley1973, bronze and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum
5. Friends, 1944, tempera on paper mounted to masonite board, Swann Galleries
6. In Sojourner Truth I Fought for the Rights of Women as well as Negroes, 1947, printed 1989, linoleum cut, Whitney Museum of American Art
Links:
Elizabeth Catlett on Wikipedia
More works by Elizabeth Catlett on Artnet
Interview with Samella Lewis on Elizabeth Catlett from Museum of the African Diaspora (video embedded below)
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