Harriet

Harriet_painting_Elizabeth Catlett_1975.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Harriet

Subject

Underground Railroad; Railroad; Figures; Harriet Tubman; Harriet

Description

This piece of art shows Harriet Tubman leading other black former slaves to safety and freedom. Four adults and one child are following her. Tubman is in the foreground, her right hand outstretched and her index finger pointing forward.

Creator

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Born: April 15, 1915 (Washington, D.C., USA)
Died: April 2, 2012 (age 96 years) (Cuernavaca, Mexico)

Source

1278, Visual Resources Library, EC

Date

1975

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Printmaking
Material: Linocut; Linoleum Cut; Cream Wove Paper
Measurements: 12 7/16 x 10 1/8 in. (31.59 x 25.72 cm)

Type

20th century; Modernist