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Press Release: Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist
The retrospective exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies showcases the enduring legacy of Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) as a visionary artist and an unwavering activist. As the most comprehensive presentation devoted to Catlett in the United States, it features more than 150 works, including well-known sculpture and prints, rare paintings and drawings, and important ephemera. The exhibition is co-organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and presented in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago.

Press Release: Art’s Influence on Natural History Explored in Historic Exhibition
Washington, DC—The National Gallery of Art announces Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World, an exhibition exploring the rich exchange between artists and naturalists at the dawn of European natural history. Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the National Gallery will display nearly 75 prints, drawings, and paintings alongside some 60 objects from NMNH, marking the first time their collections of art and specimens have been displayed together.

Press Release: Monumental Sculptures by Chakaia Booker Presented at the National Gallery of Art
For over four decades, Chakaia Booker has cut, coiled, and contorted tires, transforming industrial waste into abstract sculpture. Gravitating towards found, weathered fragments that convey the histories of their use, she incorporates the visual interest found in their tones, textures, and irregularities, like stains, cracks, and fading of the rubber, into her art.