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1915 - 2012
African American/Mexican Artist
Sculptor and Printmaker
Prints and sculptures celebrated the strength, dignity, and experiences of everyday people.
Worked across sculpture, linocut, woodcut, lithography, and drawing.
Centered Black women and Mexican working-class communities.
Believed art could educate, represent people, and inspire social change.
Catlett’s work connected artistic skill with social justice.
She challenged racism and gender inequality.
She honored working people and communities often overlooked by museums.
She believed art should speak to—and be accessible to—the people it represents.
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