Master Printmaker LaToya Hobbs Creates a Woodblock Print Inspired by Elizabeth Catlett
Master printmaker LaToya Hobbs creates a woodblock print portrait of Naima Mora, referencing the sculpture Naima created by Elizabeth Catlett, using traditional woodblock printmaking techniques over the course of two months. How does Hobbs go from a pencil sketch to a gigantic portrait based on one of Elizabeth Catlett’s most famous sculptures of her granddaughter? Watch this behind-the-scenes time-lapse of a wood block printing process featuring the former America’s Next Top Model winner, Naima, to find out! See Catlett’s masterpieces along with Hobbs’ newly created work in our exhibition, Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, on view March 9 – July 6, 2025.
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