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Head (Head of a Man) by Elizabeth Catlett

Head (Head of a Man)

Elizabeth Catlett · 1941

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DETAILS
Artist
Elizabeth Catlett
Date
1941
Medium
Limestone
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
34.3 × 24.1 × 18.4 cm (13 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)
Collection
Arts of the Americas
Culture
United States
Credit line
Roger and J. Peter McCormick and Jane and Morris Weeden endowment funds; Arts of the Americas Discretionary Fund
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Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett, a sculptor and graphic artist, powerfully depicted the Black-American experience, often focusing on the female perspective, with works like 'Sharecropper' and 'The Negro Woman' series.

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