Elizabeth Catlett - A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies

"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 Kèathe 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." --

About the author

Dalila Scruggs is curator of photographs and prints at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York. She has held curatorial and education positions at the Williams College Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Product details

• Authors: Dalila Scruggs, Dalila (EDT) Scruggs
• Assisted by: Dalila Scruggs (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9780226836577
• ISBN: 978-0-226-83657-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; USA, ART / Sculpture & Installation, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, sculpture, United States of America, USA, Individual artists, art monographs, ART / American / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people