Elizabeth Catlett — Sharecropper (1972)

Issued from the Samella Lewis Publishing Archive

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Offset lithograph from the artist’s original woodcut, published through the press of Dr. Samella Lewis.

Catlett’s Sharecropper is one of the most recognized images in twentieth-century American art, honoring the dignity and endurance of Black agricultural laborers.

This museum-quality print comes from the historic archive of Dr. Samella Lewis, pioneering art historian and publisher who preserved the legacy of African American artists when institutions would not.

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