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ELIZABETH CATLETT (1915 - )
Malcolm X Speaks for Us (Malcolm X Habla para Nosotros)
.
Color linoleum cut, 1969. 885x690 mm; 37
3
/
4
x27
1
/
4
inches, full margins. First edition (of 2).Artist’s
proof, aside from the edition of 35. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed “A/P V” in pencil, lower
margin. Printed and published by the artist, Mexico City.A very good impression with bright colors
of this scarce print.
The upper part of the image incorporates multiple printings of the block
I am the Negro Woman
,
from Catlett’s
The NegroWoman
series, 1946-47. In 1969, this print won First Purchase Prize at the
National Print Salon in Mexico City, and was purchased by the National Institute of Fine Arts,
Mexico.After
Sharecropper
,
Malcolm X Speaks for Us
is the artist’s most iconic image, epitomizing the
turbulent times of the late 1960s.
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