Sharecropper

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Dublin Core

Title

Sharecropper

Subject

Figure; Sharecropper; Woman

Description

This print shows a sharecropper wearing a straw hat. The sharecropper's face has an angular nose and cheekbones, and is tilted towards the right side of the print. The sharecropper's hair is white and they are wearing a white shirt underneath a green shawl, which is held together by a safety pin on the front.

Creator

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

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

Source

3677, Visual Resources Library, EC

Date

1952 (printed c. 1952-57)

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Printmaking
Material: Color linocut; cream Japanese paper; Linoleum block
Measurements: 17 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (44.45 x 42.23 cm)

Type

20th Century; Modernist