Negro Woman

Item

Title
Negro Woman
Date
1952
Creator
Elizabeth Catlett, 1915-2012
Contributor
Atlanta Annuals
Description
Elizabeth Catlett was a artist and educator from Washington, D.C who repatriated to Mexico. Negro Woman is a print depicting a dark-skinned woman looking off into the distance. The piece is in Black and white aside from her brown face. The woman is wearing a jacket that's pinned at the collar, an undershirt and a straw hat.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Art
Rural Life
Clothing and dress
Additional Subject
Black Feminism
Feminism
Womanism
Location
Atlanta
Fulton County
Georgia
USA
Type
Print
Medium
Linocut
Measurements
17.5 in. x 16.5 in.
Format
JPG
HBCU Identifier
1952.008
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.CAU.106
Rights
All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.
Contributing Institution
Clark Atlanta University
Source
Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
Collection
Atlanta Art Annuals
Language
English
Item sets
CAU HCAC Metadata