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Elizabeth Catlett "Sharecropper" 1952
American and Mexican graphic artist and sculptor.

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2021-04-30

Art Heaven: Happy birthday to African-American & Mexican artist & sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915 – April 2, 2012)

"Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people."

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2021-04-16

Elizabeth Catlett. Posted her work last year as well, so these are four new images. The breadth of her work is insane.

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2021-03-03

Associate Dean of Students for Inclusion and Engagement at Dr. Ines Maturana Sendoya shares her perspective on Elizabeth Catlett's famous linocut, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳:  "This piece caught my eye because it represents for me strength, wisdom, and dignity...

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2021-02-17

Artist Elizabeth Catlett🎨
Sculptor and graphic artist~
works depicted the African American woman experience in America, during the Harlem Renaissance~    
https://t.co/Hsbw9Qq40O…

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2021-02-05

Zygote Press is looking for virtual teachers.
I’m pitching Black Women in Printmaking covering artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Margaret Burroughs, Ruth Waddy, Belkis Ayón, Delita Martin, Latoya Hobbs, and Tanekeya Word—founder of Black Women in Print.
https://t.co/xGnVHaOV4a

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2020-12-24

Dancing II , 2003 by US artist Elizabeth Catlett

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2020-07-22

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

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2020-05-02

Artist Elizabeth Catlett🎨
Sculptor and graphic artist
works depicted the African American woman experience in America, during the Harlem Renaissance~
https://t.co/51FGD3V6v4

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2020-02-12

Pioneering artist Elizabeth Catlett's print of Sojourner Truth, 1947, African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was enslaved from birth in Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826

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2020-01-31

"Seated Woman" by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), 1962, carved mahogany sculpture, initialed “EC,” sold to the Saint Louis Art Museum for $389,000 (est. $100,000/150,000) at https://t.co/AQhN2rmC42

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2019-12-26

“I have always wanted my art to service black people — to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential.” - Elizabeth Catlett. 's Jackie Copeland tells us more on 🔉 Listen here: https://t.co/0EnCXbNlv6

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2019-12-20

I always think of Elizabeth Catlett on - her most powerful artworks are often images of workers.

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2019-09-03

Happy Birthday to legendary jazz trombonist and singer Jack Teagarden, born August 20, 1905 in Vernon, Texas.

📷: Louis Armstrong performing with Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, and Sid Catlett. 1978.118(B).00921

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2019-08-21

Born on this day in 1915, prominent African-American sculptor and printmaker (Sharecropper, ca. 1952 (printed 1968-70), Linocut, Gift of Paula Kaplan Hawkins (Class of 1957), 2003.13)

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2019-04-16

Elizabeth Catlett's (1963) sculpture honouring the 18thc first published African-American female poet, Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) who was enslaved at the age of 7 after being kidnapped and brought to the US from West Africa

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2019-04-06

Pioneering African American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Black Maternity, 1959

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2019-03-31

ELIZABETH CATLETT
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) was an African-American artist who explored themes relating to race and feminism in her range of sculpture, paintings and prints. Catlett highlighted the struggle of blackpeople with her art.

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2019-03-05