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| Photograph of Elizabeth Catlett by Fern Logan, via Wikipedia |
I just learned today that sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett passed away yesterday, April 2, 2012, two weeks before her 97th birthday. A granddaughter of slaves, Catlett was born in 1915 in Washington, D.C., and studied art at Howard University and University of Iowa. In 1947 she married a Mexican artist named Francisco Mora and became a Mexican citizen.
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| Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952 |
Over the span of her 70 year career, Catlett created strong politically charged work. In Mexico she worked with a group of printmakers called The People's Graphic Arts Workshop who were dedicated to using their art to promote social change.
Here are some of her powerful prints.
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| Elizabeth Catlett, And A Special Fear For My
Loved Ones, 1946 |
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| Elizabeth Catlett, In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom, 1946 |
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| Elizabeth Catlett, Sojourner Truth fought for the rights of women as well as negroes |
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| Elizabeth Catlett, I Have Given the World My Songs |
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| Elizabeth Catlett, Survivor |
Added 4/4/12 at 7:45 a.m. -- Here's an obituary with more information
from the Washington Post.
4 comments:
Wow! Powerful is right. Fantastic work. Thank you for sharing Annie.
Powerful prints, Annie. Thanks for posting.
What a powerful work and powerful life as a woman as well as an artist!
thanks for posting, she walked and printed her talk
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