Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition

Dates Available 2027 - 2029

THE ART OF ELIZABETH CATLETT
Exhibition Tour Continues with Presentations at
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA, (Sept 2025)
The Biggs Museum, Dover, DE (February 2026)
The Wright Museum of African American Art, Detroit, MI (October 2026)

"Exhibition captures the ‘undeniable power’ of Elizabeth Catlett
at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

- Illustrated list of Works - Exhibition Facts -Schedule --

THE ART OF ELIZABETH CATLETT
from the Collection of Samella Lewis

The exhibition, THE ART OF ELIZABETH CATLETT from the Collection of Dr. Samella Lewis (1924–2022), is now available for scheduling through 2029. The exhibition The works come from the collection of artist, educator and author Samella Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Art History, Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Lewis was a student of Catlett’s in the 1940’s and Catlett became her mentor. The two became lifetime friends. Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), a sculptor and printmaker, is widely considered one of the most important African American artists of the 20th century.

Her work blended art and social consciousness and confronted the most disturbing injustices against African Americans. She is best known for her work during the 1960s and 70s, when she created politically charged, black expressionistic sculptures and prints. Catlett was born in Washington, D.C. in 1919. She attended Howard University where she studied design, printmaking and drawing. In 1940 Catlett became the first student to receive a Master's degree in sculpture at the University of Iowa. In 1946 Catlett received a fellowship that allowed her to travel to Mexico City where she studied painting, sculpture and lithography. There, she worked with the People's Graphic Arts Workshop, a group of printmakers dedicated to using their art to promote social change. After settling in Mexico and later becoming a Mexican citizen, she taught sculpture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City until retiring in 1975.

Samella Lewis writes:

”Elizabeth Catlett was my friend and my mentor in art. Upon my graduation from high school, it was my good fortune to receive a scholarship to study at Dillard University where Elizabeth was the art professor. When I first met Elizabeth in 1941,my attempts at making art were strictly based on visual concepts of the European models. She is the reason that I began to see and think creatively." Dillard did not offer a studio art major, however, with Elizabeth’s assistance I was able to obtain an art scholarship from Hampton Institute to study with Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld who at that time was regarded as the most important scholar in the field of art. While I was a student at Hampton, Elizabeth and Lowenfeld opened many art doors for me.

With the passing of Lowenfeld, Elizabeth remained my friend. I shall always remember her as being my mentor who was responsible for my life in art. With her recent passing, she still lives in my life and my heart as my teacher and my friend. I will always remember her and be thankful for her friendship”

This exhibition features 30 works - sculptures and graphics by Catlett plus 5 works by her husband, artist, Francisco Mora, and 5 works by Samella Lewis.

Website: www.a-r-t.com/catlett

Illustrated list of Works - Exhibition Facts -Schedule -

Installation Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY 2019

Exhibition Facts

Dates Available: 2027-2029 see schedule below

Contents: 30 works by Elizabeth Catlett - sculptures and graphics
                    3 works by Francisco Mora
                      5 works by Samella Lewis

Space Req: 2000 sq feet approx.

Loan Fee:    Price on request

Insurance:    Exhibitor responsible

Shipping:      Exhibitor responsible

Req:               Appropriate security

Contact:       Jeffrey Landau, Director, Landau Traveling Exhibitions
                        Email: info@a-r-t.com       Tel: 310-397-3098

Schedule

as of 06/01//26

2013

July 12 - September 13
August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh, PA

2015

January 16 - April 5
Museum of the African Diaspora
San Francisco, CA

2017

October 25, 2017 - January 27, 2018
Hudgens Center
Duluth, GA

2019

September 4 - December 6
University of Delaware Museum
Newark. DE

2021

September 7 - December 15
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery,
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

2022

January 7 - March 7
Daytona Beach Museum of Arts & Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL

October 14, 2022 - January 18, 2023
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, SC

2023

February 17 - April 16
Gadsen Arts Center
Quincy, FL

June 10 - September 3
Krasl Art Museum
St. Joseph, MO

2024

January 16 - May 10
Brunnier Art Museum
Ames, IA

June 1 - September 1
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

September 19 - December 21
David Owsley Museum of Art
Muncie, IN

2025

January 15 - March 15
OPEN

April 6 - July 6
Mattatuck Museum
Waterbury, CT

September 7, 2025 - January, 4, 2026
Westmoreland Museum of Art
Greensburg, PA

2026