Survivor

1983

Elizabeth Catlett

Associated Names
Elizabeth Catlett

Artist, American and Mexican, 1915 - 2012

This is a black and white print of a woman shown from the waist up, her body facing us and her head turned to the right. She is holding a stick or the end of a tool in front of her with both hands. The woman has prominent cheekbones, a long nose, deep-set eyes, and lips set in a neutral expression. Her skin is mostly dark, with some small while lines providing highlights and texture. She wears a white headscarf tied at the back and an apron over a long-sleeved striped shirt or dress. She has small circular earrings. The background is mostly black, with two areas of thin, zigzagging lines behind the woman's head.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view
Buy a print

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2024

  • Scruggs, Dalia, editor. Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies. Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2024-2026.

Inscriptions

"Survivor 464/1000" lower left margin, graphite.
"E. Catlett '83" lower right margin, graphite.
Verso not visible.

You may be interested in

Loading Results