About this artwork
This print, Civil Rights Congress, was produced in Mexico but represents Elizabeth Catlett’s continued concern for the condition of the African American community in the United States. The piece commemorates William Patterson, a member of the Communist Party and the national executive secretary of the Civil Rights Congress.
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Status
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On loan to Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art in Evanston for A Site of Struggle: Making Meaning of Anti-Black Violence in American Art and Visual Culture
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Elizabeth Catlett
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Title
- Civil Rights Congress
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Place
- United States (Object made in)
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Date
- 1949
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Medium
- Linocut on cream wove paper
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Dimensions
- 310 × 180 mm (image); 462 × 325 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by The Leadership Advisory Committee
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Reference Number
- 2005.143
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Copyright
- © 2019 Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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