Elizabeth Catlett : the spirit of form

Author

Kearns, Martha

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Sculpture. 1999, Num. 2, Vol. 18, 30-35, 8 ill. (6 col.)

ISSN

0889-728X

Abstract (en)

Prompted by a retrospective of her work, studies the art of the African American sculptor who has been active since the 1940s in Mexico. Traces West African and Pre-Hispanic themes in several of her works.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Sculpture -- United States
• Catlett, Elizabeth, b.1919
• Sculpture
• United States
• African Americans
• Pre-Columbian
• Mexico
• West Africa
• Art
• Influence

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Sculpture -- États-Unis
• Sculpture
• Etats-Unis
• Afro-Américains
• Précolombien (art)
• Mexique
• Afrique de l'Ouest
• Art
• Influence

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990701-00206796

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