#ElizabethCatlett

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🎨#ArtIsAWeapon Today (1.19.2025) is the LAST day to see "Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies" at the @brooklynmuseum. The museum is open 11AM-6PM. RUN! #ElizabethCatlett #ArtistActivist

✍️🏾via www.brooklynmuseum.org

A defining Black woman artist of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) has not received the mainstream art-world attention afforded many of her peers. The Brooklyn Museum, in partnership with the National Gallery of Art, closes this gap with Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies, an exhibition of over 200 works that gives this revolutionary artist and radical activist her due.

A deft sculptor and printmaker, devout feminist, and lifelong social justice advocate, Catlett was uniquely committed to both her creative process and political convictions. Growing up during the Great Depression, she witnessed class inequality, racial violence, and U.S. imperialism firsthand, all while pursuing an artistic education grounded in the tenets of modernism. Catlett would protest injustices for nearly a century, via both soaring artworks and on-the-ground activism.

Born in Washington, DC, Catlett settled permanently in Mexico in 1946 and for the rest of her life she worked to amplify the experiences of Black and Mexican women. Inspired by sources ranging from African sculpture to works by Barbara Hepworth and Käthe Kollwitz, Catlett never lost sight of the Black liberation struggle in the United States. Characterized by bold lines and voluptuous forms, her powerful work continues to speak directly to all those united in the fight against poverty, racism, and imperialism

#BlackGirlArtGeeks #ArtHero #BlackArtists #BlackWomen #BlackWomenArtists #BlackLiberation

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Elizabeth Catlett (1915 – 2012)

Homage To My Black Sisters

Elizabeth Catlett, born as Alice Elizabeth Catlett, also known as Elizabeth Catlett Mora (Apr 15, 1915 – Apr 2, 2012) was an African American sculptor and graphic artist best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience. via Wikipedia

#ElizabethCatlett #palianshow #womensart #artbywomen #artherstory #womensart1

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Hall of Fame basketball player Grant Hill has a significant collection of African American art, focusing on Elizabeth Catlett and Romare Bearden. These images are from the catalog of an exhibition of 46 works from his collection: 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭 (Durham, NC, 2003). Image 1: 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒔, Romare Bearden, 1979 Image 2: 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒔, Elizabeth Catlett, 1986 Image 3: 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆, Romare Bearden, 1970 Image 4: 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒚 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, Elizabeth Catlett, 1992 #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #romarebearden #elizabethcatlett (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-qQGPuO4M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For the start of Black History Month, we’ve got books on legendary Black artists, such as Bill Traylor, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, Alma Thomas, Betye Saar, Norman Lewis, and more! Titles are listed below.

Romare Bearden : idea to realization / essay by Sarah E. Lewis ; [descriptive texts, Ralph Sessions]. HOLLIS Number: 990129015530203941

Charles White : a retrospective / edited by Sarah Kelly Oehler and Esther Adler ; with essays by Esther Adler [and five others] ; and a preface by Kerry James Marshall. HOLLIS Number: 99153718620103941

Betye Saar : Black girl's window / Esther Adler and Christophe Cherix. HOLLIS Number: 99153808481003941

Bill Traylor: drawings from the collections of the High Museum of Art and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts / essays by Margaret Lynne Ausfeld, Susan Mitchell Crawley, Leslie H. Paisley, Fred Barron, Jeffrey Wolf. HOLLIS Number: 990133200900203941

Between worlds : the art of Bill Traylor / Leslie Umberger ; with an introduction by Kerry James Marshall. HOLLIS Number: 99153740609503941

Procession : the art of Norman Lewis / edited by Ruth Fine ; with contributions by David Acton [and five others]. HOLLIS Number: 990145245230203941

Alma Thomas / editors, Ian Berry and Lauren Haynes. HOLLIS Number: 990148627750203941

Jacob Lawrence : the complete prints (1963-2000) : a catalogue raisonné / Peter T. Nesbett ; with an essay by Patricia Hills. HOLLIS Number: 990088103850203941

The art of William Edmondson / with essays by Robert Farris Thompson ... [et al.]. HOLLIS Number: 990084316060203941

Elizabeth Catlett : an American artist in Mexico / Melanie Anne Herzog. HOLLIS Number: 990083796950203941

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“Head,” 1947, a terracotta sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett on view at the Whitney Museum. #elizabethcatlett #catlett #sculpture #head #terracotta #whitneymuseum #modernart #arthistory (at Whitney Museum of American Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChStJVAFYyb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I Have Special Reservations, Elizabeth Catlett, 1946, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (38.4 x 28.9 cm) Image: 6 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (16.2 x 16 cm) Medium: Linocut on cream wove paper

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/154917

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ELIZABETH CATLETT, War Worker, 1943.

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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 black people with her art. Responding to segregation and the fight for civil rights, Catlett’s depictions of sharecroppers and activists showed the influence of Primitivism and Cubism. “I have always wanted my art to service my people—to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential,” she once stated. Born Alice Elizabeth Catlett on April 15, 1915 in Washington, D.C., she was awarded a scholarship to attend the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh—only to have the offer rescinded on the basis of her race. She then enrolled at Howard University and went on to study under Grant Wood at the University of Iowa, becoming the first African-American woman to graduate with an MFA from the school. She began her career teaching at Dillard University in New Orleans. In the 1940s, she traveled to Mexico where she worked at the Taller de Grảfico Popular; painting murals and being influenced by the work of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Her experience at the museum beckoned her to try to speak to the widest possible audience and she began to balance abstract and figurative art. Ostracized from America and closely watched by the American Embassy in Mexico during the McCarthy era for working at TGP who was suspected of having communist leanings, Ms. Catlett renounced her citizenship and was dubbed an “undesirable alien” by the American State Department. To attend her own one woman show in Harlem she had to obtain a special visa. From 1975 onward, she lived and worked between Cuernavaca, Mexico and New York, NY throughout the remainder of her life. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the Art Institute of Chicago. You can also see her work in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, and at Brooklyn Museum’s Soul of a Nation retrospective thru Feb 3rd. #supportblackart #elizabethcatlett #blackartstory https://www.instagram.com/p/BtW5x81BnOz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sbdia1dr8k32

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This extremely rare, early oil painting by Elizabeth Catlett is a recent acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Elizabeth Catlett, Head of a Woman, c. 1942-44, oil on linen. #elizabethcatlett #portrait @metropolitanmuseum (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucthSUHhsM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1773zx61khtfx

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🎨#ArtIsAWeapon

I am so excited about this #NewExhibition

"Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies," which opens today, September 13 at @brooklynmuseum, and will be on view through January 19, 2025!

Reposted from @brooklynmuseum The #BrooklynMuseum looks forward to welcoming you to the first major retrospective spotlighting the visionary artist and unwavering activist, #ElizabethCatlett.

With over 150 of Catlett’s well-known and rarely-seen artworks across sculpture, prints, paintings, and ephemera, this exhibition traces a career of creative artistry and bold political activism. As a sculptor and print-maker, Catlett was committed to depicting the strength and struggles of both Black American and Mexican communities.

In fact, the exhibition title takes inspiration from a talk Catlett gave in 1970, following a decade of exile from the United States in response to her political activism in Mexico. Catlett said: “I have been, am currently, and always hope to be a Black revolutionary artist and all that it implies.”

Learn more about #ElizabethCatlettBkM

Can’t make it to Brooklyn? You can experience the show in Washington, DC next year at the @ngadc.

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On September 14 from 12–7:30 pm, join us for close-looking, conversation, and more. You can expect:

🚶 A curator-led tour with Catherine Morris (@catherinejanetmorris) and Dalila Scruggs (@dalilalcs)

💭 Panel discussions on Catlett’s legacy with art historians, artists, and museum leaders

🥁 A tribute performance by Francisco Mora Catlett, AfroHORN, and Oyu Oro (@oyuoronyc)

Register in advance and pay what you can...

🖼1&2: Black Unity, 1968. Cedar. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.11. 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS) NY

🖼️ 3: I am the Black Woman, 1946–47, from the series Black Woman in America. Linocut on paper. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.172. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

#ArtistActivists #BlackGirlArtGeeks

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FOR YOUR CONTEMPLATION WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS I am aware that posting on social media is often an excuse for inaction. A tepid tip of the hat to a desired action or behaviour,. I am also aware one day is insufficient to right wrongs, heal wounds, correct errors, ask for forgiveness, commit to a new way of being, and act consistently with that powerful commitment. Finally, I am aware I am a mature white male with a roof over my head, clothes on my back and food: privileged in other words. Sometimes words from such a person may ring hollow. Or worse, hypocritical. Still, as one who witnessed first hand the inequalities, abuses, disrespect and more of women in and around my life since childhood, may we do unto all others as we would want others do unto us. The Golden Rule applies to all. Women's rights are human rights. THE SCULPTURE The image comes from #womensart. The artist is Elizabeth Catlett, whose deep concern for the African American experience and for civil rights informed her artwork. An extraordinarily courageous, accomplished person, she said, “I learned how you use your art for the service of people, struggling people, to whom only realism is meaningful.” Peter Bromley on International Women's Day. . . . . . #sculpture #art #womensart #elizabethcatlett #internationalwomensday #peace #equality #africanamerican #donoharm #bethechange #values #embraceequity #women #men #selfawareness #selfknowledge #vedanta #peterbromley #clearlightevolution #wednesdaywisdom #wednesday (at Clearlight Evolution) https://www.instagram.com/p/CphxC-pukVu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I will forever admire Elizabeth Catlett's depiction of the Black experience. Her modernist approach continues to have such a strong influence on me. The way that the father's and mother's arm combine to form a single entity holding, protecting, and embracing their child is so beautiful. Elizabeth Catlett, The Family, 2002, @billhodgesgallery. #ElizabethCatlett #americanartist #billhodgesgallery #mastersofsculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2UQNiM5J2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[harvardfineartslib]

Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915 – April 2, 2012) who was an American and Mexican graphic artist and sculptor, best known for her work depicting the experiences of African-American people in the 20th century. Many of her graphic works addressed social injustice and the human condition of African-Americans as well as women’s lives. Catlett said, “I learned how you use your art for the service of people, struggling people, to whom only realism is meaningful."

Elizabeth Catlett : in the image of the people Melanie Anne Herzog. 1st ed. Chicago : Art Institute of Chicago ; New Haven : distributed by Yale University Press, c2005. 36 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 24 cm. Reveals Catlett's commitment to social and political issues. All of the fifteen linoleum prints are beautifully reproduced and address the harsh reality of Black women's labor. English Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 13, 2005-Feb. 5, 2006. Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012 Art Institute of Chicago ISBN : 0300116128 c2005 HOLLIS number: 990098617090203941

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Reposted from @stephmsantana Which Way? // #ElizabethCatlett, 1973 @i_lex_project https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqvnmMAOoy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In Other Folks Homes, Elizabeth Catlett, 1946, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: Image: 6 5/16 x 2 1/16 in. (16.1 x 5.2 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm) Medium: Linocut on Arches cream wove paper

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/154916

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ELIZABETH CATLETT, Two Generations, 1979.