Elizabeth Catlett papers, 1959-1984 | Amistad Research Center

Scope and Contents: The papers of Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor, graphic artist, teacher, and political activist, consist of correspondence, audiotape cassettes, biographical data, news clippings, notes, photographs, exhibition catalogs, posters, writings, and a reel-to-reel film. The papers have been arranged into three general groups: correspondence, non-correspondence and oversized items, and is arranged alphabetically according to topic and chronologically within each file unit. Non-correspondence includes photographs, Catlett's writings, biographical information, exhibition catalogs, and other collected material. Oversized materials consist of posters and a reel-to-reel film entitled The Works of Elizabeth Catlett.