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Elizabeth Catlett (1915- ), Madonna II, 1991, American. Color serigraph. 55.9 x 40.6 cm. Courtesy of the Sragow Gallery (http://www.artnet.com/gallery/164201/sragow-gallery.html), New York, New York. Art © Elizabeth Catlett/licensed by VAGA, New York, New York. Reproduction of this image, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from VAGA, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820, New York, NY 10118. Tel: 212-736-6666; Fax: 212-736-6767; info@vagarights.com

Nurtured in a climate that segregated by race, by gender, and by political sympathies, the career of the African American sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915- ) is as enduring as the marble she shapes. Her themes, while drawn specifically from the African American struggles, in which she herself participated, are universal. "A mother and child crosses all racial and ethnic boundaries," she once told an instructor who was gently urging her into more mainstream subjects. A corollary to her statement was a firm belief that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

M. Therese Southgate, MD