Artist field note

Elizabeth Catlett

Dignity cut into form.

Appears inThe Overlooked
The Negro Woman series by Elizabeth Catlett
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The Negro Woman series

1946-1947

Fifteen linocuts build a collective portrait of Black women's work, struggle and achievement.

The five in one idea

Catlett made Black life monumental without separating beauty from political purpose.