Bidspirit auction | Elizabeth Catlett (1915 - 2012)

Elizabeth Catlett (1915 - 2012) American - Elizabeth Catlett (1915 - 2012) Pencil on Manilla Paper, Signed Lower Left, Measures ( 17.5 x 11 inches ) w/frame ( 24.5 x 18 inches ) Known for abstract sculpture in bronze and marble as well as prints and paintings, particularly depicting the female figure, Elizabeth Catlett is unique for distilling African American, Native American, and Mexican art in her work. She is ”considered by many to be the greatest American black sculptor”.Catlett was born in Washington D.C. and later became a Mexican citizen, residing in Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico. She spent the last 35 years of her life in Mexico. Her father, a math teacher at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, died before she was born, but the family, including her working mother, lived in the relatively commodious home of his family in DC. Catlett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University, where there was much discussion about whether or not black artists should depict their own heritage or embrace European modernism. Condition: Good Condition