“The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis,” will continue through June 15 at the Mattatuck Museum, ...

As a young girl, Elizabeth “Betty” Catlett—born in Washington, D.C., likely in 1915—spent a great deal of time with her grandparents, who had been born into slavery and who took care to ...

In 1971, during her United States exile and the height of the Black Power Movement, Elizabeth Catlett once said, “Art for me must develop from a necessity within my people. It must answer a ...

“Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist,” the largest ever presentation of her work in America, can be seen now through July 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C.