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How did Elizabeth Catlett make her prints?
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How Elizabeth Catlett made her prints over the course of her career varies. She is most famous for her linoleum cut prints, which she learned to produce while studying at the Taller de Gráfica Popular in Mexico City, Mexico. It was this method that Catlett employed when creating 1952's Sharecropper, one of Catlett's most enduring images. She also created woodcut prints, screenprints and lithographic prints. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Elizabeth Catlett art.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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'Survivor' — Elizabeth Catlett, African American Woman Artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Elizabeth Catlett, 'Survivor', linocut, 1983, edition 1000. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '914/1000' in pencil. A fine impression, on...
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
CHILDREN WITH FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Multicultural Portrait, Smiling Faces
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
Elizabeth Catlett - CHILDREN WITH FLOWERS 1995, limited edition lithograph printed in twelve colors using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
LINKS TOGETHER Original Lithograph 1996 Commemorative Art Poster, Black Women
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
LINKS TOGETHER is a very unique, and rarely seen original fine art lithograph poster printed in five colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction or...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Signed Lithograph, Black Lawyers Civil Rights Social Justice
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor bes...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vintage Art Poster 1992, Science Technology Education
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Specially commissioned art poster designed in 1992 by Elizabeth Catlett, printed in 4-color of...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
CRUSADERS FOR JUSTICE Commemorative Art Poster, Thurgood Marshall, Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
CRUSADERS FOR JUSTICE is a rare commemorative fine art poster designed by the renown woman artist, Elizabeth Catlett featuring a portrait of the iconic 20th century civil rights advo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut