For Colored Only
Elizabeth Catlett
1946
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Domestic Worker
Elizabeth Catlett
1946
Magic Mask
Elizabeth Catlett
1990
My right is a future of equality with other Americans
Elizabeth Catlett
1946-1947
Black is Beautiful
Elizabeth Catlett
1968
… and a special fear for my loved ones
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
In Harriet Tubman I helped hundreds to freedom
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
I am the Black woman
Elizabeth Catlett
1947, printed 1989
I have always worked hard in America
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
I have special reservations
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
In the fields …
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
My right is a future of equality with other Americans
Elizabeth Catlett
1947, printed 1989
My role has been important in organizing the unorganized
Elizabeth Catlett
1947, printed 1989
In Phillis Wheatley I proved intellectual equality in the midst of slavery
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as Blacks
Elizabeth Catlett
1947, printed 1989
… special houses …
Elizabeth Catlett
1946, printed 1989
Biography
born Washington D.C. 1915; died Cuernavaca, Mexico 2012
Nationality:
Mexican
Notes:
Born Washington D.C.
Became Mexican citizen in 1962.
On 4/3/12, RH added death date
Became Mexican citizen in 1962.
On 4/3/12, RH added death date