Playmates

1992

Elizabeth Catlett

Associated Names
Elizabeth Catlett

Artist, American and Mexican, 1915 - 2012

Maureen Turci

Printer

This print shows two barefooted children engaged in play. The child on the left has brown skin and black hair gathered into three bunches, and they wear a dark blue dress with circles of lighter blue. Their eyes are closed, and they are smiling. They face us, with their left arm upwards and the other stretching towards a red ball slightly below the center of the print. The child on the right has brown skin and short black hair, and they wear a light blue long-sleeved striped shirt, a bright blue vest, and yellow pants. This child faces the left, and their eyes are also closed, with both of their hands reaching towards the bright red ball. The background is a textured pattern in gold and brown tones.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2024

  • Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (only shown at NGA), 2024-2026.

Bibliography

2024

  • Scruggs, Dalia, editor. Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies. Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2024-2026.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: E Catlett '92; lower left, A/P Playmates

Wikidata ID

Q76440696

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