Elizabeth Catlett : a Black revolutionary artist and all that it implies / edited by Dalila Scruggs ; with Mary Lee Corlett, J.V. Decemvirale, Julia Fernandez, Melanee C. Harvey, Melanie Anne Herzog, Catherine Morris, Sarah Kelly Oehler, Lowery Stokes Sims, Rashieda Witter.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Washington : National Gallery of Art ; New York : Brooklyn Museum ; Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2024]
  • ©2024
Description
291 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm

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Summary note
"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." -- description from publisher website's, viewed August 30, 2024.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-281) and index.
Exhibitions note
"Exhibition dates: Brooklyn Museum, September 13, 2024 - January 19, 2025; National Gallery of Art, Washington, March 9 - July 6, 2025; The Art Institute of Chicago, August 30, 2025 - January 4, 2026"--colophon.
Contents
  • To that degree and more / Dalila Scruggs
  • Plates: 1915-1947
  • Becoming an artist-activist at Howard University / Melanee C. Harvey
  • Social(ist) networks in Chicago and New York / Sarah Kelly Oehler
  • Plates: 1947-1960
  • Sharecropper and campesino / Julia Fernandez
  • An artist-activist at the center of the global sixties / Dalila Scruggs
  • La maestra's fugitive pedagogy in Mexico / J.V. Decemvirale
  • Plates: 1960-1975
  • Pressing narratives / Mary Lee Corlett
  • "Thinking about women" through form, substance, and radical politics / Melanie Anne Herzog
  • Giving feminism a shove in the right direction / Catherine Morris
  • Plates: 1975-2012
  • Shaping public space / Dalila Scruggs
  • A woman of great integrity, and bravery / Lowery Stokes Sims
  • Chronology / Rashieda Witter.
Other title(s)
Black revolutionary artist and all that it implies
ISBN
  • 0226836576 ((hardcover))
  • 9780226836577 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2024936694
OCLC
1430191338
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