Catlett’s work symbolized injustices, hope for African-Americans in 1930s

By Mary Rourke and Valerie J. Nelson / The Bulletin
April 5, 2012

Elizabeth Catlett, a sculptor and printmaker who is widely considered one of the most important African-American artists of the 20th century despite having lived most of her life in Mexico, has died. She was 96.

Catlett, whose sculptures became symbols of the civil rights movement, died Monday....

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