In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom

Art © Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom

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In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom,

1946, printed 1989

Elizabeth Catlett, 1915–2012; born Washington, D.C., died Cuernavaca, Mexico
Printed at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York
2002-299
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Online Collection Sets: African American Prints

Information

Title
In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom
Dates

1946, printed 1989

Maker
Elizabeth Catlett
Medium

Linocut

Dimensions

block: 23.4 x 17.8 cm (9 3/16 x 7 in.)
sheet: 38 x 28.5 cm (14 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for Acquisitions in American Art

Object Number
2002-299
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: A//P In Harriet Tubman I helped / hundreds to freedom.

Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: E Catlett 1946-89

Culture
American
Type
prints, linocuts
Materials
printing ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
linoleum-block printing, mounting
Subject
freedom, figures (representations), women

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