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Elizabeth Catlett 1915–2012 follow artist
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My reward has been bars between me and the rest of the land
My reward has been bars between me and the rest of the land
1947 / printed later
linocut 4¾ h × 5½ w in (12 × 14 cm)
linocut 4¾ h × 5½ w in (12 × 14 cm)
estimate: $700–900
result: $1,040
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This print was originally created for the portfolio The Negro Woman (re-titled The Black Woman in 1989), 1946-47.
Sheet measures: 8 h x 10.25 w inches.
Signed, titled and inscribed to lower edge ‘E Catlett For Sue - With Best Wishes Margaret Burroughs 5/1/72’.
An example of this work is held in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
