Catlett, Elizabeth (1915-2012)
Creator details
- Name
- Catlett, Elizabeth (1915-2012)
- Nationality
- American
- Biography
- The African-American sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett was born in Washington, D.C. She attended Howard University and the University of Iowa. In 1946 she received a Rosenfeld Fellowship to travel to Mexicio with her husband, the artist Charles White. She has since remained in Mexico. Her work reflects her interest in African art and social issues in the United States and Mexico.
![And a Special Fear for My Loved Ones, from The Black Woman [formerly The Negro Woman] (published 1946-47), 1947, printed 1989 (linocut in black on cream wove paper)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.INC.67957920.7055475/2972797.jpg?old-wm)
