“An expansive and exhilarating retrospective.”
A defining Black woman artist of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) has not received the mainstream art-world attention afforded many of her peers. The Brooklyn Museum, in partnership with the National Gallery of Art, closes this gap with Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies, an exhibition of over 200 works that gives this revolutionary artist and radical activist her due.
In her own words
Stroller Tours
Wednesday, December 11, 10–11:15 am
Enjoy an interactive, stroller-friendly tour of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies. Designed for children up to 24 months old and their caregivers, this baby-friendly program features touchable objects, songs, and an exploration of artworks on view.
Studio Workshop: Printmaking and Elizabeth Catlett
Saturday, January 11, 2–6 pm
Tour our special exhibition with curator Dalila Scruggs and learn how Elizabeth Catlett defined Black feminist art of the 20th century. Then, head to the studio, where artist and educator Maggie Holland will guide you through the linocut printmaking process.
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Elizabeth Catlett believed that everyone deserves access to art.
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From the top: Charles White. Gelatin silver print. Elizabeth Catlett in Her Studio, 1942. Private collection. © The Charles White Archives; Elizabeth Catlett. I Am the Negro Woman, 1947. Linocut on paper. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.172. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Elizabeth Catlett. Sharecropper (Male), 1945. Linocut on paper. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA, Museum purchase, Kathryn Hurd Fund (M.2011.13). © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Installation view, Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies. Brooklyn Museum, September 13, 2024–January 19, 2025. (Photo: Matthew Carasella Photography)
Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies is organized by Dalila Scruggs, Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum; and Mary Lee Corlett, Associate Curator of Modern Prints and Drawings (retired), National Gallery of Art; with Rashieda Witter, Curatorial Assistant, National Gallery of Art, and Carla Forbes, Curatorial Assistant, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago.
This exhibition is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Leadership support is provided by the Every Page Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation.
Major support is provided by MaryRoss Taylor.
Generous support is provided by Tom Healy and Fred P. Hochberg, The Maurer Family Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by
Additional support is provided by the Deborah Buck Foundation.
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