Talks & Conversations

Gallery Talk—Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist

A man and a woman looking into each other's eyes with serious expressions on their faces.
Elizabeth Catlett, Randy Hemminghaus, Anne Q. McKeown, Print Club of New York, Gossip, 2005, color digital and photo-lithograph on wove paper, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.1185

Join us for a gallery talk in Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist with Dalila Scruggs, exhibition curator and Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum. One of the defining artists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett addressed the injustices she witnessed and experienced in America and Mexico through her bold prints and dynamic sculptures. Discover the breadth of her career through more than 150 of her creations in this exhibition.

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