The Art of Elizabeth Catlett

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The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) presents The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: Selections from the Collection of Samella Lewis from Jan. 16 through April 5 in its newly renovated space.

The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: Selections from the Collection of Samella Lewis is comprised of 38 works by Elizabeth Catlett, her husband, Francisco Mora, and artist-historian, Samella Lewis, Ph.D. The installation celebrates seven decades of Catlett’s career as a sculptor and printmaker; it is also one of the first major exhibitions of her work on the West Coast since Ms. Catlett’s passing in 2012. The exhibition is co-curated by Samella Lewis, Ph.D. and Cecile Shellman. The exhibition was organized by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture and Landau Traveling Exhibitions.

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) is widely considered one of the most important African American artists of the 20th century. American-born Catlett’s work blends art and social consciousness while confronting the most disturbing injustices against African Americans. She is best known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s when she created politically charged, black expressionistic sculptures and prints.

The 38 works in MoAD’s exhibition are from the personal collection of artist, educator and author Samella Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Art History, Scripps College, in Claremont, Calif. Lewis was a student of Catlett’s in the 1940s when Catlett became her mentor and lifetime friend. As a tribute to the life-work of Catlett, Lewis generously shares Catlett’s work, the work of Catlett’s husband, Mexican artist Francisco “Pancho” Mora (1922-2002), along with her own.

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