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Elizabeth Catlett Biography
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1915 |
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Born, Washington D.C.
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1935 |
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BS, cum laude, Howard University School of Art, Washington, DC
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1940 |
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MFA, University of Iowa
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1941 |
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Studied ceramics, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
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1942 - 1943 |
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Studied lithography, Art Student League, N.Y.
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1943 |
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Studied with sculptor Ossip Zadkine, NY
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1947 - 1948 |
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Studied wood carving with Jose L. Ruiz and ceramic sculpture with Francisco Zuniga, Escuela de Pintura y Escultura, Esmeralda, Mexico
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1955 |
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Studied wood carving with Jose L. Ruiz and ceramic sculpture with Francisco Zuniga, Escuela de Pintura y Escultura, Esmeralda, Mexico
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Lives and works in Cuernavaca, Mexico
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2002
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Wood Sculpture, June Kelly Gallery, New York
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2001
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M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, Inc. "Elizabeth Catlett, Works Of Art On Paper"
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1998
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Elizabeth Catlett Sculpture: A Fifty-Year Retrospective, curated by Luncida Gedeon, Ph.D., organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, N.Y.; catalogue; traveling exhibition
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1998
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Elizabeth Catlett: Sculpture, June Kelly Gallery, New York
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1998
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Elizabeth Catlett: Prints & Drawings, Sragow Gallery, New York
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1996
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Prints from Mexico, curated by Jerald R. Green, Queens College Art Center, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Flushing, NY
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1996
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Struggle and Serenity: The visionary Art of Elizabeth Catlett, curated by Mora Beauchamp-Byrd, The Caribbean Cultural Center/African diaspora Institute, New York
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1996
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In Rare Form, guest curator, June Lambla; essay by Melanie Herzog, Ph.D.;Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC
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1994
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In the Hemisphere of Love: Elizabeth Catlett and Francisco Mora, Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1993
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Sculpture, June Kelly Gallery, New York;catalogue
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1993
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The Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition, James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
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