Elizabeth Catlett: An American Artist in Mexico, Melanie Herzog, 2000, NF, HC

Herzog, Melanie. Seattle. University of Washington. 2000.

English. First Edition. Near Fine. Quarto 10 ¼” X 8 ¾”. 240 pp. 

ISBN: 9780295979403

Hardcover in red cloth, Near Fine with black pictorial dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket, now in Mylar. 240 pp. replete with reproductions of Catlett’s abstract and figurative artworks. Most notably known for her depictions of the Black American experience in the 20th century and her participation in various political movements, like the Harlem Renaissance, Black Power, Black Arts movements, and the Mexican Public Art scene. This beautiful collection provides a comprehensive overview of Catlett's life and work, with a focus on the significant period from the 1950s to the 1970s when she lived in Mexico, examining the concept of "Mexicanness" in Catlett's work and its dynamic connection to her unchanging African American identity.