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Jeffery Saddoris: Everything
Little Beasts and Other Pleasures

Jeffery Saddoris: Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 11:21


Last week, I got a text message from my friend Michelle, who works at the National Gallery of Art. “Lunch tomorrow or Thursday?” followed by “Come see the movie in Little Beasts. It starts at the top of every hour. I would love to discuss it with you.” Not only was Michelle one of the first people I met when I first visited DC in 2014, since then, she's become a close friend and the National Gallery has come to be my happy place in DC. In fact, some of the best art and photography shows I've ever seen, including Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings (Catalog), Gordon Parks: The New Tide, 1940-1950 (Catalog), Outliers and American Vanguard Art (Catalog), The 70s Lens, and Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper (Catalog), to name just a few, have all been at the National Gallery. I've also learned about artists I'd never heard of before, like Rachel Whiteread, Philip Guston, James Castle, and Elizabeth Catlett, among others. And in nearly every case, when I've had the chance to walk through a show with Michelle, through her knowledge and experience of art and materials, I've come away with a deeper understanding and a greater appreciation of the nuances of both art and artists.CONNECT WITH MEWebsite: https://jefferysaddoris.com  Instagram: @jefferysaddorisEmail: talkback@jefferysaddoris.comSUBSCRIBESubscribe to Almost Everything with Jeffery Saddoris in your favorite podcast app. You can also subscribe to my newsletter on Substack.

The Modern Art Notes Podcast
Elizabeth Catlett, Beatriz Cortez

The Modern Art Notes Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 76:30


Episode No. 705 features curators Dalila Scruggs and Catherine Morris, and artist Beatriz Cortez. With Mary Lee Corlett, Scruggs and Morris are the co-curators of "Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The exhibition surveys Catlett's career across over 150 sculptures, prints, paintings, and drawings. The exhibition is on view through July 6. An exceptional exhibition catalogue, titled Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies was published by the The University of Chicago Press, the NGA and the Brooklyn Museum, which originated the exhibition. It is available from Amazon and Bookshop for $56-60. Catlett was a feminist, activist, and radical who helped join the Black Left in the US to influences from the Mexican Revolution. Her work continued the practice of earlier US artists such as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Carleton Watkins by using cultural production to advance ideas and ideologies. Cortez is featured in "Seeds: Containers of a World to Come" at the Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis. The exhibition features work by ten artists whose research-driven practices are informed by inquiry into plant-human-land relations. "Seeds" was curated by Meredith Malone and Svea Braeunert, and remains on view through July 28. The exhibition brochure is available here. "Beatriz Cortez x rafa esparza: Earth and Cosmos" is at the Americas Society, New York through May 17. The show considers the idea of ancient objects traveling across space and time. Cortez's work explores simultaneity, life in different temporalities, and imaginaries of the future. She has been featured in solo exhibitions at Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY,; the Williams College Museum of Art; Clockshop, Los Angeles; and more. Instagram: Catherine Janet Morris, Beatriz Cortez, Tyler Green.

The Week in Art
Censorship and Australia's Venice Biennale pavilion, a controversial AI auction, and Elizabeth Catlett in Washington

The Week in Art

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 68:37


It seems absurd that more than a year ahead of the next Venice Biennale, one of the major pavilions in the Giardini might be empty for next year's event. But that is the dilemma facing Creative Australia, which is responsible for that country's Biennale presentation. Last month, it announced the team comprising the Lebanese-born Sydney-based artist Khaled Sabsabi and the curator Michael Dagostino as its selection for the 2026 event—and then, within days, rescinded the invitation. An almighty row has engulfed the Australian art world to the extent that the pavilion has been thrown into doubt. So what happened? The Art Newspaper's Australian correspondent, Elizabeth Fortescue, tells Ben Luke about the debacle. A controversial auction of AI art concluded this week on Christie's website. It prompted an open letter signed by thousands of artists and creative people asking Christie's to cancel the sale and accusing the auction house of incentivising the “mass theft of human artists' work”. We talk to Louis Jebb, The Art Newspaper's managing editor, who oversees our technology coverage, about the sale and the latest developments in art and AI. And this episode's Work of the Week is Tired (1946), a terracotta sculpture made by the American-Mexican artist Elizabeth Catlett. It is part of the touring exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, which arrived this week at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, after premiering at the Brooklyn Museum in New York last year. We discuss the sculpture with Catherine Morris, a senior curator at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, who co-curated the exhibition, and Lynn Matheny, the National Gallery of Art's deputy head of interpretation and curator of special projects.Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, National Gallery of Art, 9 March-6 July; Art Institute of Chicago, 30 August-4 January 2026.Subscription offer: enjoy 3 issues of The Art Newspaper for just £3/$3/€3—subscribe before 21 March to start your subscription with the April bumper issue including our Visitor Figures 2024 report and an EXPO Chicago special. Subscribe here. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/subscriptions-3FOR3?utm_source=podcast&promocode=3FOR3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Week in Art
The Year Ahead 2025: market predictions, the big shows and openings

The Week in Art

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 79:34


A 2025 preview: Georgina Adam, our editor-at-large, tells host Ben Luke what might lie ahead for the market. And Ben is joined by Jane Morris, editor-at-large, and Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor, to select the big museum openings, biennials and exhibitions.All shows discussed are in The Art Newspaper's The Year Ahead 2025, priced £14.99 or the equivalent in your currency. Buy it here.Exhibitions: Site Santa Fe International, Santa Fe, US, 28 Jun-13 Jan 2026; Liverpool Biennial, 7 Jun-14 Sep; Folkestone Triennial, 19 Jul-19 Oct; Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 5 Apr-2 Sep; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, 19 Oct-7 Feb 2026; Gabriele Münter, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 7 Nov-26 Apr 2026; Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 4 Apr-24 Aug; Elizabeth Catlett: a Black Revolutionary Artist, Brooklyn Museum, New York, until 19 Jan; National Gallery of Art (NGA), Washington DC, 9 Mar-6 Jul; Art Institute of Chicago, US, 30 Aug-4 Jan 2026; Ithell Colquhoun, Tate Britain, London, 13 Jun-19 Oct; Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adams, Courtauld Gallery, London, 20 Jun-14 Sep; Michaelina Wautier, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 30 Sep-25 Jan 2026; Radical! Women Artists and Modernism, Belvedere, Vienna, 18 Jun-12 Oct; Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 24 May-7 Sep; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 Oct-1 Feb 2026; Lorna Simpson: Source Notes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 19 May-2 Nov; Amy Sherald: American Sublime, SFMOMA, to 9 Mar; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 9 Apr-Aug; National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, 19 Sep-22 Feb 2026; Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, Cincinnati Art Museum, 14 Feb-4 May; Cleveland Museum of Art, US, 14 Feb-8 Jun; Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, US, 1 Oct-25 Jan 2026; Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting, National Portrait Gallery, London, 20 Jun-7 Sep; Linder: Danger Came Smiling, Hayward Gallery, London, 11 Feb-5 May; Arpita Singh, Serpentine Galleries, London, 13 Mar-27 Jul; Vija Celmins, Beyeler Collection, Basel, 15 Jun-21 Sep; An Indigenous Present, ICA/Boston, US, 9 Oct-8 Mar 2026; The Stars We Do Not See, NGA, Washington, DC, 18 Oct-1 Mar 2026; Duane Linklater, Dia Chelsea, 12 Sep-24 Jan 2026; Camden Art Centre, London, 4 Jul-21 Sep; Vienna Secession, 29 Nov-22 Feb 2026; Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Modern, London, 10 Jul-13 Jan 2026; Archie Moore, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, 30 Aug-23 Aug 2026; Histories of Ecology, MASP, Sao Paulo, 5 Sep-1 Feb 2026; Jack Whitten, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 23 Mar-2 Aug; Wifredo Lam, Museum of Modern Art, Rashid Johnson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 18 Apr-18 Jan 2026; Adam Pendleton, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, 4 Apr-3 Jan 2027; Marie Antoinette Style, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 20 Sep-22 Mar 2026; Leigh Bowery!, Tate Modern, 27 Feb- 31 Aug; Blitz: the Club That Shaped the 80s, Design Museum, London, 19 Sep-29 Mar 2026; Do Ho Suh, Tate Modern, 1 May-26 Oct; Picasso: the Three Dancers, Tate Modern, 25 Sep-1 Apr 2026; Ed Atkins, Tate Britain, London, 2 Apr-25 Aug; Turner and Constable, Tate Britain, 27 Nov-12 Apr 2026; British Museum: Hiroshige, 1 May-7 Sep; Watteau and Circle, 15 May-14 Sep; Ancient India, 22 May-12 Oct; Kerry James Marshall, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 20 Sep-18 Jan 2026; Kiefer/Van Gogh, Royal Academy, 28 Jun-26 Oct; Anselm Kiefer, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 14 Feb-15 Jun; Anselm Kiefer, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 7 Mar-9 Jun; Cimabue, Louvre, Paris, 22 Jan-12 May; Black Paris, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 19 Mar-30 Jun; Machine Love, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 13 Feb-8 Jun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric's Perspective : A podcast series on African American art
Exploring the Life & Legacy of Julius Rosenwald

Eric's Perspective : A podcast series on African American art

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 57:34


This special episode explores the incredible legacy of businessman and visionary philanthropist Julius Rosenwald. How he was born to German Jewish immigrants, rose to become the President of Sears Roebuck and the meaningful way that his legacy continues to live on and have meaningful impact to this day…! Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) and a deep concern over racial inequality in America, Rosenwald used his wealth to become one of America's most effective philanthropists. Influenced by the writings of the educator Booker T. Washington, Rosenwald joined forces with African American communities during the Jim Crow era to build 5,300 schools, providing 660,000 black children with access to education in the segregated American South. The Rosenwald Fund also provided grants to support a who's who of African American artists and intellectuals and numerous artists that Eric represents and promotes, including Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, William Artis and others who were greatly helped by Rosenwald Foundation funds.   Featuring Community Leader Roger Smith; Eric's cousin from Virginia - from the very school that Eric's Mother attended that was built thanks to the generosity of Rosenwald that is an historic landmark… They discuss how Dunbar Schoolhouse came about, how the building itself had been assembled and how Roger, alongside his Family have been instrumental in restoring and maintaining the school. Preserving its history through an on-sight museum  — committed to keeping the story of Dunbar Schoolhouse alive..! The various wonderful community programs that they currently run and the significant role that the school plays in the community.  Filmmaker Aviva Kempner joins Eric from Washington. They discuss her feature-length historical documentary about Julius Rosenwald entitled “Rosenwald: A Remarkable Story of a Jewish Partnership with African American Communities” and all the wonderful things she learned in the process of making the film.  They discuss Rosenwald's background and life — the role of his Rabbi and how it motivated his philanthropic efforts… meeting Booker T. Washington and the strong friendship that they forged.  Realizing the need for and power of education as a way to uplift communities and becoming involved in building schools in the rural south. Addressing the needs for housing brought about by the Great Migration, funding the building of housing and YMCAs for African Americans and supporting countess artists and intellectuals including Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, W.E.B. DuBois, Katherine Dunham, Ralph Ellison, John Hope Franklin, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence, Dr. Charles Drew, Augusta Savage, and Langston Hughes. His genius in “matching grants”, the way it made the community feel self-empowered and invested in the mission.  The theory of ‘spending down' and how its principles helped inspire other philanthropic institutions. The unique design and ingenuity of the building construction… the power of community and how his work continues to live on today. They explore what lead to her making movies — from being the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor, a passionate activist and viewing movies as a powerful tool to educate people. The many films she's made throughout her life and is in the process of producing and her dedication to telling stories that celebrate the lives of lesser-known Jewish heroes for over forty years…! For more on Eric's Perspective, visit www.ericsperspective.com#ERICSPERSPECTIVE #AFRICANAMERICAN #ART Connect with us ONLINE:  Visit Eric's Perspective website: https://bit.ly/2ZQ41x1 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3jq

All Of It
The Revolutionary Art of Elizabeth Catlett on Display at the Brooklyn Museum

All Of It

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 25:55


A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum spotlights the work of Black artist Elizabeth Catlett, featuring over 200 works of painting, drawing, and sculpture. Curators Catherine Morris and Dalila Scruggs discuss Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies, on view through January 19, 2025.

Studio Noize Podcast
Legacy Weekend pt 1 w/ the Legacy Print Council

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 45:25


A couple of weeks ago a group of super talented printmakers got to together in Houston at the studio of the one and only Delita Martin. We talking Delita, Chloe Alexander, Anne Johnson, Rabea Ballin, Shanna Strauss, Jess Sabogal, Rashaun Rucker and Steve Prince who couldn't make it. Even your boy JBarber slid in there some how. The magic of the moment inspired us to create a new printmaking collective called the Legacy Print Council. Of course JBarber pulled out the mics to document such a momentous occasion. Today we got Delita Martin and Chloe Alexander talking about how this all came together and the value of sharing with your peers. Followed by Dr. Kheli Willetts who came by the studio to visit and ended up making a print herself. Kheli talks about being inspired to make a print, the time she spent with Elizabeth Catlett and her observation about the event. It's just a little taste of that good art talk from Legacy Weekend with the crew. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 193 topics include:how the Legacy Weekend came togetherenergy in the print studiosharing techniques with your peerscontinuing to learn as your career growscreating a collaborative portfolioDr Kheli Willetts jumping into printing againDr Kheli Willetts spending time with Elizabeth Catlettthe context of Legacy WeekendDelita Martin is an artist currently based in Huffman, Texas. She received a BFA in drawing from Texas Southern University and an MFA in printmaking from Purdue University. Formerly a member of the fine arts faculty at UA Little Rock in Arkansas, Martin currently works as a full-time artist in her studio, Black Box Press. Martin's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Most recently Martin's work was included in the State of the Arts: Discovering American Art Now, an exhibition that included 101 artists from around the United States. Her work is in numerous portfolios and collections.Chloe Alexander is a printmaker who works out of Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010 and an M.Ed. in 2014, both from Georgia State University. Alexander is a national and international exhibiting artist who has shown work in institutions such as the International Print Center in New York, the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in London, and the Kai Lin Art Gallery in Atlanta. Dr. Kheli Willetts is Principal and Founder of Dira Professional Development. Prior to starting her own firm, Dr. Willetts was Director of Professional Development at Mid-America Arts Alliance (MAAA) small to midsize arts and cultural organizations as well as practicing artists. See more: Delita Martin website + Delita Martin IG @blackboxpress + Chloe Alexander website + Chloe Alexander IG @thehaplessprintmaker + Dr Kheli Willetts websiteFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

Studio Noize Podcast
Bad Business at Mint w/ artist Jasmine Nicole Williams

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 63:31


Mint Gallery in Atlanta has closed its doors, suddenly and sloppily. How could this happen to such a well known, well used space? Studio Noize has recorded episodes there. Your boy JBarber had his thesis show there. There was a history and reputation to the gallery. Today we bring back Jasmine Nicole Williams, aka Jiggy Jas, back for an emergency episode of Studio Noize. We unload our thoughts on the closing of Mint and how poorly it was all handled. We discuss the precarious nature of being an artist and how devastating it can be to have your life and livelihood threatened by bad business. We talk about the changing landscape of arts funding, the need for community and the courage it takes to advocate for yourself and your fellow artists. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 191 topics include:the chaos of Mint Gallery closingnon-profit arts fundinghow poor leadership effects working artistsbeing transparentthe dream of having a studiowhat creates culturewhat comes from the chaosJasmine Nicole Williams is a Black American visual artist and organizer from Atlanta, GA. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Printmaking from the University of West Georgia in 2017. Her work explores her southern, black, and femme identities through printmaking and murals to inspire people to dive deeper into their humanity.Influenced by the work of artists like Elizabeth Catlett and Emory Douglas, Jasmine believes in the transformative power of portraiture, print, and public art. She understands the role of art and the need for that art to be accessible to the people as a tool to advance the working-class struggle. With a deep interest in craft and process, Jasmine makes dignified work that reflects and relates to everyday people and injects them with a spirit of optimism toward the future.Since receiving her BFA, Jasmine's work has been showcased at Prizm Art Fair, Perez Museum Miami, ZuCot Gallery, Eyedrum, MINT Gallery, and Echo Contemporary. She has received residencies from Hambidge and Midtown Alliance. She was awarded grants from RedBull, Sprite, WISH ATL, and Dream Warriors Foundation and fellowships from Southern Graphics Council International and TILA Studios. She has worked with [adult swim] and Nike. Currently, Jasmine is the 2023 recipient of the Living Walls Abroad Fellowship. Jasmine continues her practice in Atlanta, GA.See more: Rough Draft Atlanta: MINT Gallery abruptly closes its doors at MET Atlanta + AJC: Mint gallery closed suddenly, leaving artists scrambling and unhappy + Jasmine Williams website + Jasmine Williams IG @jn.ooomamiFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

Art Is Awesome with Emily Wilson
Alison Saar - Sculptor & Printmaker

Art Is Awesome with Emily Wilson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 16:37


Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. This Episode, Emily chats with Los Angeles based sculptor & printmaker, Alison Saar. She was visiting the Bay Area recently working with Arion Press on their recent production of Octavia Butler's Kindred. They dive Alison's artistic journey, influences, and her recent project illustrating Octavia Butler's 'Kindred' for Arian Press. Alison reflects on her upbringing in a creatively rich environment, heavily influenced by her artist parents, Betty and Richard Saar. She discusses her techniques, particularly her affinity for woodcuts and linoleum blocks, and the importance of texture in her work. The conversation also touches on Saar's interest in African and Indigenous art, her spiritual connections, and significant influences such as Elizabeth Catlett. The episode concludes with insights into Saar's favorite creatively inspiring places in Los Angeles and her experience of continuously making art from a young age.About Artist Alison Saar:Alison credits her mother, acclaimed collagist and assemblage artist Betye Saar, with exposing her to metaphysical and spiritual traditions. Assisting her father, Richard Saar, a painter and art conservator, in his restoration shop inspired her learning and curiosity about other cultures.Saar studied studio art and art history at Scripps College in Claremont, California, receiving a BA in art history in 1978. In 1981 she earned her MFA from the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1983, Saar became an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, incorporating found objects from the city environment. Saar completed another residency in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1985, which augmented her urban style with Southwest Native American and Mexican influences.Saar's style encompasses a multitude of personal, artistic, and cultural references that reflect the plurality of her own experiences. Her sculptures, installations, and prints incorporate found objects including rough-hewn wood, old tin ceiling panels, nails, shards of pottery, glass, and urban detritus. The resulting figures and objects become powerful totems exploring issues of gender, race, heritage, and history. Saar's art is included in museums and private collections across the U.S.Visit Alison on the web by CLICKING HERE.   Follow Alison  on Instagram:  @Alison_SaarLearn more about her Kindred project with Arion Press HERE. --About Podcast Host Emily Wilson:Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco.Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWilFollow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast--CREDITS:Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson. Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseThe Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions. For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com

Platemark
s3e60 Ron Rumford, dealer

Platemark

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 67:49 Transcription Available


In s3e60 of Platemark, podcast host Ann Shafer speaks with Ron Rumford, director of Dolan/Maxwell, a private gallery in Philadelphia. Dolan/Maxwell deals in 20th century art, with a particular specialty in the prints of Stanley William Hayter and the associated artists of Atelier 17, as well as Black artists of the same era, such as Bob Blackburn, Norma Morgan, Elizabeth Catlett, Ed Clark and more. While they could have spent the entire time talking about Hayter (they'll get to that in the History of Prints series), Ron wanted to highlight an exhibition focused on Dox Thrash, which is on view at the African American Museum of Philadelphia through August 4, 2024.   They talk about Thrash and his invention of the carborundum mezzotint, Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop and its relationship to Atelier 17 and Hayter, the monumental importance of the WPA printmaking division, and Ballinglen, an artist residency and gallery founded by Peter Maxwell and Margo Dolan in Ballycastle, a tiny farming town in County Mayo, Ireland.   Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Sunday Morning, c. 1939. Etching. Sheet: 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.; plate: 8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. L-R: Krishna Reddy, Stanley William Hayter, Robert Blackburn, and friend, 1980s, at Reddy's studio. Hayter at the press with lithography press behind him, Atelier 17 in New York. Photo of Pennerton West with fellow artists including Augusta Savage and Norman Lewis. Pennerton West (American, 1913–1965). Troll in the Grain, 1952. State proof; color etching and lithography. Image: 14 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Pennerton West (American, 1913–1965). Troll in the Grain, 1952. State proof; color etching and lithography. Image: 14 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Georgia Cotton Crop, c. 1944–45. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 8 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.; sheet: 11 ¼ x 11 3/4. in. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Ebony Joe, c. 1939. Lithograph. Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Octoroon (Study for a Lithograph), c. 1939. Brush and ink wash over graphite. Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 ¼ in. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Octoroon, c. 1939. Lithograph. Sheet: 22 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. Collection of John Warren, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). Charlot, c. 1938–39. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 8 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia. Michael Gallagher (American, 1895–1965). Lackawanna Valley, 1938. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 7 3/8 x 12 11/16 in.; sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 in. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.   Hugh Mesibov (American, 1916–2016). Homeless, 1938. Carborundum mezzotint. Plate: 5 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965). One Horse Farmer, c. 1944–48. Carborundum mezzotint. 9 x 6 in. National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. John Ruskin (British, 1819–1900). The Garden of San Miniato near Florence, 1845. Watercolor and pen and black ink, heightened with whie gouache, over graphite. Sheet: 13 7/16 x 19 3/8 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio). Sheet: 495 x 647 mm. (19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio), and green (screen, relief). Sheet: 460 x 660 mm. (18 1/8 x 26 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving and softground etching; printed in black (intaglio), orange (screen, relief), and purple (screen, relief). Sheet: 510 x 666 mm. (20 1/16 x 26 1/4 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq personnages, 1946. Engraving, softground etching, and scorper; printed in black (intaglio), green (screen, relief), orange (screen, relief), and purple (screen, relief). Sheet: 488 x 668 mm. (19 3/16 x 26 5/16 in.); plate: 376 x 605 mm. (14 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.       Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland. USEFUL LINKS Imprint: Dox Thrash, Black Life, and American Culture. African American Museum in Philadelphia, March 23–August 4, 2024. https://www.aampmuseum.org/current-exhibitions.html John Ittmann. Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001.  https://archive.org/details/doxthrashafrican00ittm Dox Thrash House, Philadelphia: https://doxthrashhouse.wordpress.com/ Ballinglen Arts Foundation: https://www.ballinglenartsfoundation.org/fellowship/ Dolan/Maxwell's IG: @dolan.maxwell Ron's IG account: @ron.rumford Ron's artist website: www.ronrumford.com  

Studio Noize Podcast
Expressions in Linoleum w/ printmaker Tenjin Ikeda

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 74:02


Today on the Noize we got printmaker, Tenjin Ikeda! he has been making art as for over 30 years and its been a journey across all kinds of mediums. From painting, to dancing, to sculpting, to printmaking, Tenjin has been open to where his talents and opportunity take him. We learn about Tenjin and his philosophy on making work. We nerd out a little bit on carving and relief printmaking masters like Latoya Hobbs, Elizabeth Catlett and more. Tenjin talks about a turning point print for him, how his spirituality inspires his work and what he's learned by being in exhibitions over so many year. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 183 topics include:doing art for 30 plus yearsfinding printmakingcarving tips and secretsdeveloping compositionswhat piece was a turning point in his eyesthe differences between mediumsexperience gained from exhibitionsoffering critique to younger artistsTenjin Ikeda is an Afro-Puerto Rican artist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York on October 30, 1968. At a very young age learned the importance of tradition and heritage from his mother. He taught himself how to draw at an early age and he was hooked, he has been seriously making art for 30 plus years using the various mediums of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York first focusing on graphic design and ultimately Fine Arts where he felt more freedom to express himself. It was at the Art Students League that he discovered printmaking, which has been his focus for the past 20 plus years. “It is my desire to continue to visibly show the richness of my ancestry to the world.” He has various works in private collections in the US, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas as well as acquisitions by The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Print Club of Albany, and the Art Student's League. Tenjin's work has been featured as cover art and illustrations for various books. He has been included in “Modern Printmaking” an up coming book of 30 contemporary printmakers by Sylvie Covey.Tenjin, also worked for 6 years as an artist assistant to Richard Artschwager and with artist Keith Haring on a mural project Mr. Haring did at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. He has participated in-group shows in different parts of the United States, Ireland, Japan as well as Spain and Australia.See more: Tenjin Ikeda's website + Tenjin Ikeda's IG @ify.chi.chiejinaFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

bienal
09 ELIZABETH CATLETT

bienal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 6:02


09 ELIZABETH CATLETT by Bienal de São Paulo

New Books Network
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Latin American Studies
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books in Latin American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

New Books in Critical Theory
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books in Critical Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

New Books in World Affairs
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books in World Affairs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

New Books in Mexican Studies
Christina Heatherton, "Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution" (U California Press, 2022)

New Books in Mexican Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:23


The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (U California Press, 2022) reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KUOW Newsroom
Seattle Library's 'Black Activism in Print' exhibit puts city's history on display

KUOW Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 5:04


The Douglass-Truth Branch is home to the West Coast's largest African American collection. Among its treasures: works by Elizabeth Catlett, and Charles White, who were prominent artists and activists in the mid to late 1900s.

Studio Noize Podcast
Part of the Community w/ art collector Kerry Davis

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023


The Postman is here! We got the esteemed collector Kerry Davis joining the Studio Noize fam. Kerry built his legendary collection while working 30 years as a postman at USPS. How impressive is his collection? Well, it's in the middle of a 5-year national museum tour, and he could have a whole other show from work currently up in his home. The collection includes the biggest names in Black art, from Charles White to Radcliff Bailey, Mo Brooker to Louis Delsarte. The collection alone is enough to discuss, but we go deeper than that. Kerry tells us about the relationships with those names on the wall. Mildred Thomas was his real friend; those personal stories are so great to hear. We talk about how he started touring his collection, got so much incredible work, and all the artists he met and got to know on his journey. Another great episode with that good art talk for you. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 176 topics include:-buying art vs collecting art-getting to know artists-Mildred Thomas stories -helping Louis Delsarte in his studio-meeting artists as a postman-organizing a collection-developing an “eye”-touring the Davis collection-how to handle a big collection-appreciating printmaking “It's been called “a museum in a home.” The private collection of art amassed by Kerry and C. Betty Davis over nearly 40 years is one of the richest collections of African American art in the world. The Davises – a retired postal worker and a former television news producer – have invited friends, neighbors, church members and their children's friends into their home to see their art.Now they are sharing their extraordinary collection with a wider audience. “Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art” opens Feb. 4 through May 14 at the Taft Museum of Art.The exhibition features 67 of the more than 300 works that grace their suburban Atlanta home. It includes Romare Bearden's colorful portrayal of a jazz quartet, photographer Gordon Parks documentation of racial disparity and abstract pieces by Sam Gilliam, Norman Lewis and Alma Thomas. The show spans from early Black pioneers, such as Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence, to contemporary artists.” -Janelle GelfandSee more: Cinncinnati Business Courier:Retired postal worker, wife share their world-class collection of African American art Presented by: Black Art In AmericaFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

Studio Noize Podcast
Connections w/ art collector Ashley Lee

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 66:33


We're covering the other side of this art game today! Ashley Lee, a lawyer by day and art collector, every other moment of her life. Ashley is committed to building her art collection, and we discuss how she does it. It's a little bit of budgeting, a little bit of research, and a whole lot of passion for the work that she loves. We break down things like budgeting and framing, getting to know artists, and how the pieces make her feel. Ashley tells us about her favorite artists, her dream pieces, and the importance of telling everyone how they can build a great collection without being rich. It's a great art collecting conversation for you today on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 175 topics include:why collect artthe art-collecting communityconnecting with artists and artdefining your art collectionbudgeting for collectingartist wish listframing and presenting work in your homeunderstanding abstractionstudying artgrowth in collectingAshley is an attorney, black art blogger, and private Black art collector based in Atlanta, GA. Although she acquired her first open edition print by notable artist Gilbert Young in 2005 as part of a leadership program with her alma mater Spelman College, she became a serious Black art collector in 2018 when she acquired the "Obama No Drama" linocut by David C. Driskell to commemorate her experience as a 2012 Democratic National Convention Obama Delegate. Over the years, she has collected scores of works including works from established artists such as Kerry James Marshall, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Elizabeth Catlett, and Samella Lewis. Ashley collects Black art exclusively because in the words of Faith Ringgold "art is a form of experience of the person, the place, the history of the people, and as Black people, we are different." While she has acquired amazing pieces thus far, her art collecting journey is in full swing as she continues to purchase pieces that resonate with her and represent different aspects of her soul.See more: The AML Collection website + The AML Collection IG @theamlcollection Presented by: Black Art In AmericaFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

Noire Histoir
Elizabeth Catlett | Black History Facts

Noire Histoir

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 6:17


If you're interested in learning about a teacher, artist, and activist who used her art to comment on social issues, then my Elizabeth Catlett Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/elizabeth-catlett.

One Story Up
Sculptor Jessica Jean-Baptiste Reflects on Her Creative Journey and Exclusive Collection for AphroChic

One Story Up

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 63:28


Haitian-born, New York sculptor Jessica Jean-Baptiste, sits down with us to discuss her practice, her evolution as an artist and her exclusive collection for the AphroChic Art Shop. In the tradition of artists such as Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett and Augusta Savage, Baptiste's latest works, The Keisha and Jamal Busts are a celebration of the beauty of Black life and Black bodies. These new works present a Black man without conflict, and a Black woman at peace. Simple images, yet revolutionary pieces by Baptiste, in their rejection of the story of Black America that is commonly told. Jessica Jean-Baptiste is featured in Issue No. 11 of AphroChic magazine in the story, The Question is In The Answer. 

The Fire These Times
135/ Radical Legacies of the Mexican Revolution w/ Christina Heatherton and Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik

The Fire These Times

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 88:51


I'm very excited to share with you this conversation I had with Christina Heatherton, the author of "Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution", alongside friend of the pod Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik who joined us as co-host.  The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise! reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral  histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in  unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below. You can support The Fire These Times on ⁠patreon.com/firethesetimes⁠ with a monthly or yearly donation and get a lot of perks including early access, exclusive videos, monthly hangouts, access to the book club, merch and more. Mentions and Book Recommendations: Dark Sweat, White Gold: California Farm Workers, Cotton, and the New Deal by Debra Weber Pancho Villa: A Narrative Biography by Paco Ignacio Talbo Revolution and Disenchantment: Arab Marxism and the Binds of Emancipation by Fadi A. Bardawil Credits: Host: Joey Ayoub Producer: Joey Ayoub Music: ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠ Main theme design: ⁠Wenyi Geng⁠ Sound editor: Artin Salimi Episode design: Joey Ayoub Pluggables: The best way to keep up to date is through the website ⁠thefirethesetimes.com⁠ or through ⁠patreon⁠. I occasionally post on ⁠Mastodon⁠ and friends of the pod occasionally post on ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠. The newsletter will be available on ⁠www.thefirethesetimes.com⁠ and ⁠www.thefirethesetimes.substack.com⁠ as well.

Cerebral Women Art Talks Podcast

Ep.142 features Evita Tezeno. A Port Arthur, Texas native and graduate of Lamar University, she lives and works in Dallas. Tezeno's collage paintings employ richly patterned hand-painted papers and found objects in a contemporary folk-art style. Her work depicts a cast of characters in harmonious everyday scenes inspired by her family and friends, childhood memories in South Texas, personal dreams and moments from her adult life—and influenced by the great 20th century modernists Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, and William H. Johnson—scenes of joy animate her vision of a Black America filled with humanity. As the recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Catlett Award for The New Power Generation, Tezeno has built a career as an acclaimed multi-disciplinary female artist. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the African American Museum of Dallas and the Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar, the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH; Bill and Christy Gautreaux Collection, Kansas City; and Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Palm Beach; among others. In addition, her work has been acquired by prominent collectors, entertainers, media personalities and athletes, including Esther Silver-Parker, Samuel L. Jackson, David Hoberman, Denzel Washington, Star Jones, Laurie David, and Susan Taylor, among others. She has been awarded commissions by the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, The Deep Ellum Film Festival in Dallas, and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ("Jazz Fest"), where in 1999 she became the first female artist to design its celebrated poster. Recent solo exhibitions include Better Days (2021) at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Evita Tezeno and Jas Mardis: Sharing Memories (2021) at ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX; Memories Create Our Yesterdays and Tomorrows (2019) at Thelma Harris Gallery, Oakland, CA; Memories That Speak To My Soul (2018) at Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA; and Thoughts of Time Gone By (2017) at Peg Alston Gallery, New York, NY. Selected group exhibitions include Réinterprétation (2020) at C.O.A. Contemporary Art Gallery, Montreal, Canada; Phenomenal Women #UsToo (2019) at the African American Museum, Dallas, TX; Love in the Time of Hysteria (2019) at Prism Art Fair, Miami, FL; Flagrant Rules of Ensued Emancipation 2019 at John Milde Gallery, Dallas, TX; Modern Day Muse (2019) at ArtCenter of Plano, Plano, TX; Arts Past & Present (2018) at George Bush Library, Dallas, TX; Daughter of Diaspora – Women of Color Speak (2018) at Hearne Fine Art, Hot Springs, AR; and New Power Generation 2012, curated by Myrtis Bedolla at Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA. Her work has been published and featured in numerous publications and media outlets, including Artforum, Artillery Magazine, Art Matters with Edward Goldman, Document Journal, Black Art in America, Collective Arts Network Journal, Culture Type, The Dallas Examiner, D Magazine, Dallas Woman, North Dallas Gazette, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dallas Morning News, Eclipse Magazine, ONYX Magazine, The Shreveport Times, Visionary Art Collective, Visual Art Source, NBC 5 - DFW (video), and MAG-RAW Creations (video). Photo credit: Henry Miner Artist https://evitatezeno.com/ Luis de Jesus Gallery https://www.luisdejesus.com/artists/evita-tezeno Artillery Mag https://artillerymag.com/gallery-rounds-luis-de-jesus-los-angeles/ Art Now LA https://artnowla.com/2022/05/14/evita-tezeno-my-life-my-story/ Glasstire https://glasstire.com/2022/04/22/dallas-museum-of-art-announces-2022-art-fair-acquisitions-including-three-texas-artists/ Thelma Harris Gallery https://www.thelmaharrisartgallery.com/evita-tezeno Platform Art https://www.platformart.com/artists/evita-tezeno Black Art in America https://www.blackartinamerica.com/products/tezeno-evita-pookie Town and Country https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a39981945/dallas-art-fair-2022/ Two x Two https://twoxtwo.org/catalogue/2022/i-am-proud/

The MoMA Magazine Podcast
Ten Minutes with K. Melchor Hall: On Black Motherhood

The MoMA Magazine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 9:49


Listen to the acclaimed writer talk about Elizabeth Catlett's sculpture Mother and Child, and its connections to rest, intimacy, and reproductive justice. In this Ten Minutes podcast episode, Hall reflects on a childhood wrapped in the embrace of Black community and an adulthood of “relearning how to hold” three generations of women in her family. Through tender descriptions of this sculpture and lyrical insights that weave together the personal and political, Hall conjures the spirit of Catlett and the many Black mothers who came before and after. Access a transcript of the conversation here: https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/732

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
Christina Heatherton on Arise!

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 54:33


The Russian Revolution of 1917 has long been considered as the radical event that changed 20th century world history and Russian-style Communism as its core. Yet the first social revolution was not in Russia but in Mexico, and it started seven years earlier in 1910. In the book ARISE!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (October 2022), author Christina Heatherton offers the first book to stake the claim of the Mexican Revolution for the global stage. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise! reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. Join us when Christina Heatherton, an American Studies scholar and historian of anti-racist social movements shares her unique vantage point, as she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution on this installment on Leonard Lopate at Large.

Beyond the Paint
Episode 158: Ife and Nia Mora: A Conversation with the Granddaughters of artist Elizabeth Catlett

Beyond the Paint

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 37:23


Elizabeth Catlett was a black, female artist, sculptor and printmaker. She was best known for her depictions of the African-American experience which often focused on the female experience. Her granddaughters Ife and Nia Mora are extension of Catlett's deep and resonant legacy. In this episode we explore the ways Catlett's work, practice and social activism shape and inspired the lives of her granddaughters. We talk art, activism, motherhood, resilience, self and intergenerational healing and Catlett's passion for cooking Mexican and Black Soul food recipes for gatherings..Go to www.beyondthepaint.net to view art works discussed and links/bios of Ife Mora, somatic healer and Nia Mora, celebrated chef. IG profiles: @ife.mora @niamora1.I produced two additional episodes celebrating Elizabeth Catlett: Episode #144 and #150, available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Artelligence Podcast
Nigel Freeman: Building the Auction Market for African-American Art

Artelligence Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 32:30


African American artists and artists of the African diaspora have been getting a great deal of attention from the art world for the last five years. But Nigel Freeman built the African American art market one sale at a time at Swann Auction Galleries. For 15 years, Freeman developed collectors and courted consignors. He was instrumental in igniting the market for Barkley Hendricks and helped refocus market attention on a broad group of artists like Charles White, Hale Woodruff, Sam Gilliam, Elizabeth Catlett, Hughie Lee-Smith and Kenneth Victor Young. In this podcast, Freeman talks about how this market developed out of the spotlight and what has happened since these artists have gotten the recognition they deserve.

City Life Org
Three Sculptures From Acclaimed Artist Elizabeth Catlett Coming to National Museum of African American History and Culture

City Life Org

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 4:45


This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thecitylife.org/2022/03/09/three-sculptures-from-acclaimed-artist-elizabeth-catlett-coming-to-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/citylifeorg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/citylifeorg/support

Beyond the Paint
Episode 150: Printmaking and the Black Female Voice

Beyond the Paint

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 29:40


Explore with me printmaking through the lens of three 20th century black, women artists; Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker. .This episode also contemplates the historical importance and the embedded narrative of the female experience of European and American women printmakers in the story of Western Art..Resources and images are listed on my website; www.beyondthepaint.netImage credit: Elizabeth Catlett, "Negro Women Series," #15 "My Right is a Future Equality with Other Americans"

The Object
Young, Gifted, and Gone: The Woman Who Never Came Back (encore episode)

The Object

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 16:44


Elizabeth Catlett, the granddaughter of enslaved African-Americans, is a struggling artist at the height of Jim Crow. But when she moves to Mexico City in 1946, she finds love, inspiration, and eventually fame. There's just one catch: she can't come home. (This episode first aired in March 2020.) New season begins March 14. Check out her work in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/7890/sharecropper-elizabeth-catlett

Before You Go
Before You Go: Music Memories and The Smiths

Before You Go

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 41:45


Before You Go co-host Nicole Franklin has the honor of inviting her longtime friend  Juanita Smith who shares memories of her composer husband Hale Smith with Bryant Monteilh and the audience. It's a walk through musical history as Hale Smith's work in the genres of classical, jazz and spirituals brought him, Juanita and their family from Cleveland, Ohio to New York City. Upon arriving in NYC, Juanita quickly found work at the United Nations and Hale was surrounded by a nucleus of talent which included Kathleen Battle, Randy Weston, Melba Liston, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal and more.  Juanita is now the publisher of her late husband's spiritual arrangements and because of her impeccable memory, her stories are filled with evidentiary facts and fascinating encounters. This episode originally aired on KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles.The music of Hale Smith heard in this episode may be found here: 1) This Little Light Of Mine"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUd7RMPQAxUProvided to YouTube by NAXOS of America This Little Light of Mine (arr. H. Smith) · Icy Rene Simpson I, too ℗ 2012 Longhorn Music Released on: 2012-08-07 Artist: Icy Rene Simpson Artist: Artina McCain Composer: Hale Smith Composer: Traditional  2) "Contours" Hale Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1YYuz7DV4&t=83s Hale Smith (1925-2009): Contours, for Orchestra (1960) --- The Louisville Orchestra diretta da Robert Whitney  3) Bess, You is My Womanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panv8OJjgHk "Bess, You Is My Woman" From the Opera, "Porgy and Bess" Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by Du Bose Heyward and Ira Gershwin Featuring Todd Duncan and Anne Brown Accompanied by the Decca Symphony Orchestra Directed by Alexander Smallens Recorded May 15, 1940 Decca 29069A 4) I Love Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8NQgqYoVQ Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group I Love Music · Ahmad Jamal Trio The Awakening ℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1997-01-01 Producer: Ed Michel Composer: Emil Boyd Composer: Hale Smith   5) I Want to Die Easyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94EwXQTKrlY Anthony Anderson- Baritone Michael Crabill- Piano 6) I Love Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFk5lKLHMw8From Hale Smith's tribute concert. T.K. Blue, Saxophone & Flute Carlton Holmes, Piano Corcoran Holt, Bass Alvin Atkinson, Drums Benny Powell, Trombone  

Beyond the Paint
Episode 144: Elizabeth Catlett: Liberating Black People Through Art

Beyond the Paint

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 21:30


"Artistic production was the weapon" for 20th century black, female printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett. Her impassioned prints and sculptors "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand.” .Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net Join me on February 25, from 1-2 p.m. for a talk highlighting female printmakers through the collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. The virtual talk will highlight works and practice of Elizabeth Catlett. Ticket information: email at beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com.Image Credit: Elizabeth Catlett: “In Phillis Wheatley, I proved intellectual quality in the midst of slavery” (1946)

Perspectives with Condace Pressley
Perspectives S33/Ep69 A deep dive into American History

Perspectives with Condace Pressley

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 25:12


In America's Original Sin, author John Rhodehamel examines the life of John Wilkes Booth and his motive for the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Rhodhamel argues Booth was a White Supremacist and his fear of the integration of a Black community under Lincoln threatened the life he and others like him enjoyed. Next we talk with Karen Comer Lowe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Atlanta's Hammonds House Museum. On exhibit through the end of January is Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. At the center of the collection are 250 works collected by the home's former owner Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds including work by master artist Romare Bearden and the oldest known painting by acclaimed landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson. There are also works on display showcasing the work of Black female artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Nellie Mae Rowe and Renee' Stout.

Encyclopedia Womannica
Visionaries: Elizabeth Catlett

Encyclopedia Womannica

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 7:00


Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) was one of the most prolific and important expressionist artists of the 20th century. Her work was political from its inception and balanced aesthetics with new and daring art styles.History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Liz Smith, Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Sundus Hassan, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, and Ale Tejada. Special thanks to Shira Atkins.We are offering free ad space on Wonder Media Network shows to organizations working towards social justice. For more information, please email Jenny at pod@wondermedianetwork.com.Follow Wonder Media Network:WebsiteInstagramTwitter

BAIA Talks
Baia Talks Humberto Moro, Curator for Elizabeth Catlett: Points of Contact show at SCAD

BAIA Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 65:05


Explore Elizabeth Catlett's influence with curator Humberto Moro. SCAD Group exhibition 'ELIZABETH CATLETT: POINTS OF CONTACT' SEPT. 23, 2021 - JAN. 30, 2022 Presented in the SCAD Museum of Art's Evans Center for African American Studies, Elizabeth Catlett: Points of Contact is a long overdue exploration of the artist's profound influence on artistic practice today. The group exhibition brings to view key prints and sculptures by Catlett (1915–2012) — a citizen of both the U.S. and Mexico — in conversation with contemporary works by living artists from both countries. In showcasing the work of contemporary Black American and Mexican artists with strong connections — sometimes direct references — to Catlett's work, the exhibition demonstrates how the artist's influences, concerns, and questions are very much alive in global contemporary culture and artistic practice, and highlights the ways in which her works advocate for the dignity of all humans. Learn more at https://www.scadmoa.org/exhibitions/elizabeth-catlett-points-of-contact

Eric's Perspective : A podcast series on African American art
Eric's Perspective feat. Robert C. Davidson, Jr.

Eric's Perspective : A podcast series on African American art

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 56:11


In this episode, Eric speaks with Robert C. Davidson, Jr; successful entrepreneur, art collector and philanthropist. He and Eric discuss his experience as a young boy; growing up in the Jim Crow era of the 1950s in Memphis, Tennessee and how his parents were both entrepreneurs and great inspirations to him: His mother opened a restaurant for black patrons in 1944 after seeing that African American soldiers had nowhere to eat in public. His father opened the first and only black-owned bank, Tri State Bank. They discuss his education and entrepreneurial journey and how, after investing thirty years in business, he turned his attention to art and philanthropy. Mr. Davidson talks about his and his wife's mission in building their art collection; one which Eric deems as one of the greatest African American art collections in the country! Eric and Mr. Davidson delve into the collection; and take us on a journey where they discuss works by Palmer Hayden, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Betye Saar, Joshua Johnson, Elizabeth Catlett and Meta Warrick Fuller while offering valuable insight and expertise on purchasing art and building a collection. For more visit: www.ericsperspective.comGuest Bio: Robert C. Davidson, Jr. formed Surface Protection Industries, Inc. (SPI) in 1978. Under his leadership, SPI became one of the largest African American-owned manufacturing companies in California, ranking in the top 100 on the Black Enterprise list of America's top black-owned industrial/service companies.Davidson has a strong entrepreneurial résumé. In the early 1970s, he headed his own management consulting firm and, prior to that, served as chief executive officer of Avant Garde Enterprises, a Los Angeles-based entertainment holding company.In Boston, Davidson co-founded and served as vice president of the Urban National Corporation, a private venture capital company that was established to increase mainstream industry's investment in minority-controlled businesses. The organization raised $10 million in capital from many Fortune 500 companies.The entrepreneurial spirit of Davidson's career path is also reflected in his commitment to community involvement. He is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Ray Charles Foundation and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE); Broadway Federal Bank (NASDAQ); Cedars-Sinai Hospital Los Angeles; University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Advisory Council; The Huntington; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He is also Chairman Emeritus at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1998, Morehouse College honored Davidson, one of its most distinguished alumni, by naming the President's home and its executive center Davidson House. Davidson was the 1997 recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Award and the 1990 recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Save the Children Award from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem. He was also named Black Businessman of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black MBA Association and Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Investment Companies. Davidson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College and his MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Morehouse College. In 2007, Davidson received the distinguished Benjamin E. Mays Award, which is named in honor of Morehouse College's famous former President. Davidson and his wife, Faye, are parents of three sons, one of whom is an ArtCenter alumnus. The Davidsons are art collectors and Faye is a member of the Pasadena Art Alliance. Davidson joined the ArtCenter Board of Trustees in 2004 and served as Chair of the Board for five-terms (2010-2020). He is the first African American to serve in this role at ArtCenter, and among the first African Americans to assum

Interviews by Brainard Carey

Artist Bisa Butler at the Art Institute of Chicago. phot: John J. Kim. Bisa Butler was born in Orange, NJ, the daughter of a college president and a French teacher. She was raised in South Orange and the youngest of four siblings.  Butler's artistic talent was first recognized at the age of four, when she won a blue ribbon in an art competition. Formally trained , Butler graduated Cum Laude from Howard University with a Bachelor's in Fine Art degree.  It was during her education at Howard that Butler was able to refine her natural talents under the tutelage of lecturers such as Lois Mailou Jones, Elizabeth Catlett, Jeff Donaldson and Ernie Barnes. She began to experiment with fabric as a medium and became interested in collage techniques. Butler then went on to earn a Masters in Art from Montclair State University in 2005. While in the process of obtaining her Masters degree Butler took a Fiber Arts class where she had an artistic epiphany and she finally realized how to express her art.   "As a child, I was always watching my mother and grandmother sew, and they taught me. After that class, I made a portrait quilt for my grandmother on her deathbed, and I have been making art quilts  ever since." Bisa Butler was a high school art teacher for 10 years in the Newark Public Schools and 3 years at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. In February 2021 Bisa was awarded a United States Artist fellowship.Butler's work is currently the focus of a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, the second stop of a traveling exhibit which began at the Katonah Museum of Art. She is represented by the Claire Oliver Gallery of New York. Butlers work has been acquired by many private and public collections including The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture,The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Nelson-Adkins Museum , 21cMuseum Hotels, The Kemper Museum of Art, The Orlando Museum of Art, The Newark Museum, The Toledo Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. *Don't Tread On Me , God Damn, Let's Go! ; The Harlem Hellfighters, 2021 Cotton, silk, wool and velvet * a work in progress, Photo by Bisa Butler I Go To Prepare A Place For You, Harriet Tubman's last words ,2021 Cotton, silk ,wool and velvet 120” x 120” Quilted and appliquéd Photo by John Butler

The Great Women Artists
Rebecca VanDiver on Lois Mailou Jones

The Great Women Artists

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 50:56


In episode 52 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the renowned art historian Rebecca K. VanDiver on the trailblazing and legendary LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905–1998) !!!! [This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!] Born in Boston, had her first exhibition aged 17, and found herself in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Lois Mailou Jones had an EXTENSIVE artistic career that spanned almost an entire century, and an oeuvre that ranged from traditional portraits, Haitian landscapes, to African-themed abstraction. Born to accomplished, upper-middle-class, professional parents in Boston, Jones spent her early years surrounded by the cultural elite on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, including sculptor Meta Warwick Fuller, a mentor to the young Jones and encouraging her to study in Paris. Continuously awarded scholarships to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts associated with the Boston Museum, the always highly determined Jones originally pursued textiles (however soon retracted after finding out that designers’ names weren’t recognised in the same as painters). An educator for nearly 50 years, she first got a job at PalmerMemorial School (which she would drive down to in her sports car, as well as coach basketball!), and in 1930 was personally recruited to teach at Howard University, the epicentre of Black intellectualism (her students included Elizabeth Catlett, and painter Alma Thomas was her neighbour in DC!). Spending many summers of the 1920s immersed in the Harlem Renaissance, between 1937–8 Jones ventured to Paris on sabbatical, where she adopted an impressionist-like style, painting ‘en plein air’. Like so many of her contemporaries of the Harlem Renaissance, Jones felt welcome as an artist in Paris. Developing her negotiations with African themes in her work, such as Les Fetiches, 1937, a small painting of African masks, it was on her return to America that she was encouraged by Harlem Renaissance gatekeeper, Alain Locke, to further embrace the everyday life of African American people. Honoured by numerous presidents, granted a Lois Mailou Jones Day AND Avenue in America, it wasn't until her elderly age that she took America by storm. And WOW. Has she had an impact on American art. ENJOY!!!! Rebecca K Vandiver is a RENOWNED scholar, and has just written a book on LMJ! See here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/designing-a-new-tradition/rebecca-vandiver//9780271086040 FURTHER LINKS! https://www.rebeccavandiver.com/ https://americanart.si.edu/artist/lo%C3%AFs-mailou-jones-5658 https://nmwa.org/art/artists/lois-mailou-jones/ https://hyperallergic.com/600201/lois-mailou-jones-an-artist-and-educator-who-made-history/ Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Laura Hendry  Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

Cerebral Women Art Talks Podcast

Episode Forty features Peg Alston. For nearly four decades since establishing Peg Alston Fine Arts, she has emerged as this country’s foremost private dealer specializing in works by African American artists and other artists of African descent, as well as select pieces of traditional African sculpture. In addition to handling art created by gifted emerging and mid-career artists, Peg Alston has sold works by some of the most renowned 20th Century Black masters, including Aaron Douglas, William H. Johnson, Laura Wheeler Waring, William T. Williams, Horace Pippen, Charles White, and Elizabeth Catlett. She has also sold works by some of the leading names on the contemporary scene, among them: Sam Gilliam, Richard Yarde, Betye Saar, Howardena Pindell, Frank Bowling, Ronald Burns, Edward Clark, David Driskell, Al Loving, Lubaina Himid, Oliver Johnson, Faith Ringgold, and Raymond Saunders. Peg Alston emerged on the New York art scene in 1972, a time when art by African Americans was limited. Early giants such as Romare Bearden and Norman Lewis generously served as informal mentors during the beginning stages of her career. Thanks to her keen eye and tastes, commitment to her specialty, and dedication to educating the public through lectures and activism, she has played a pivotal role in cultivating an interest all around the country for investing in African American fine art, and formed close associations with many of today’s most important African American artists. Long active with theStudio Museum in Harlem and many other major New York City cultural institutions, Peg Alston organized some of the first seminars on collecting, appraising and cataloguing African American art. Today, Peg Alston is a member of the Private Dealer’s Association (PADA) and ArtTable, and recently had the honor of being interviewed by History Makers for their visual and oral archival collection. http://www.pegalstonfinearts.com/ https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/peg-alston-41 https://www.instagram.com/pegalston/?hl=en

The Great Women Artists
Melanie Herzog on Elizabeth Catlett

The Great Women Artists

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 50:25


In episode 40 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the world-renowned art historian, Dr Melanie Herzog on the TRAILBLAZING American artist, ELIZABETH CATLETT (1915–2012). [This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!] And WOW! This was such an insight into one of the MOST seminal artists (teacher, pioneer, and PERSON!) who lived throughout almost the entirety of the 20th century, and whose aim in her art was to tell stories, fight for justice, and make art accessible to ALL!!! "I have always wanted my art to service my people—to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential.” Elizabeth Catlett was known for her powerful sculptures, paintings, and prints that explored themes around race, feminism, and SOCIAL JUSTICE! Born in DC, Catlett attended the ESTEEMED Howard University in the 30s under the legend who was Lois Mailou Jones, before completing her MFA at Iowa under the American artist Grant Wood who inspired her to "take as your subjects what you know best" ! She became instrumental in the Harlem Renaissance, before moving to Mexico in 1946, where she became heavily involved in political movements and joined the radical artists' collective called "Taller de Gráfica Popular". She remained in Mexico for the rest of her life, and only came back to the USA once for her major Studio Museum in Harlem exhibition. The grandchild of freed slaves, Catlett was instrumental in pioneering a style that merged abstraction and figuration in a Modernist aesthetic – curvaceous figures and features with thick sharp lines – whilst also bringing in influences from African and Mexican art traditions. Whilst alive (she passed in 2012 age 96) she divided her time between Mexico and the US which heavily informed her approach to form and printmaking. Catlett's artistic aim was to convey social messages through her heavily political work which saw her reflect the civil rights struggles in which she participated.  ENJOY!!! Further information! https://www.moma.org/collection/works/88189https://www.moma.org/collection/works/67108?sov_referrer=artist&artist_id=1037&page=1https://www.moma.org/collection/works/65050?sov_referrer=artist&artist_id=1037&page=1 This episode is sponsored by Alighieri https://alighieri.co.uk/ @alighieri_jewellery Use the code: TGWA for 10% off! Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Amber Miller (@amber_m.iller) Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

Cerebral Women Art Talks Podcast

Episode Twenty-Eight features Nigel Freeman. He is the director of the African-American Fine Art department at Swann Auction Galleries. He founded the department in the fall of 2006, and since then has set numerous auction records for important African-American artists, including John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Beauford Delaney, Sargent Johnson, Hughie Lee-Smith, Faith Ringgold and Carrie Mae Weems. Many were the result of significant institutional purchases. The department has also held the single-owner auctions of the estate of Dr. Maya Angelou and the collections of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Johnson Publishing Company, Swann's first white glove auction. Swann is the only major auction house with a department dedicated to African-American Fine Art. Outside of Swann, Nigel is a print appraiser on the PBS television show Antiques Roadshow. He has lectured on the subject of African-American art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the South Side Community Art Center in Chicago. He has also been interviewed by such magazines as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Art+Auction, Art and Antiques, The Art Newspaper and on the BBC and National Public Radio. Nigel entered the auction world in 1997 with a background in fine art as a painter and printmaker after earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University in 1991, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Art from Brown University in 1989. Previously, Nigel was the associate director of Swann’s Prints & Drawings department. Enoy. https://www.swanngalleries.com/ https://www.swanngalleries.com/news/african-american-fine-art/2019/12/african-american-art-from-the-johnson-publishing-company/ https://news.artnet.com/market/johnson-publishing-white-glove-auction-1766616 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/nigel-freeman/ https://www.culturetype.com/2014/02/11/culture-talk-swanns-nigel-freeman-on-early-african-american-art/

The Object
Young, Gifted, and Gone: The Woman Who Never Came Back

The Object

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 16:23


Elizabeth Catlett, the granddaughter of enslaved African-Americans, is a struggling artist at the height of Jim Crow. But when she moves to Mexico City in 1946, she finds love, inspiration, and eventually fame. There's just one catch: she can't come home. Check out her work in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/7890/sharecropper-elizabeth-catlett

Humanities Connection
Elizabeth Catlett: Artist As Activist

Humanities Connection

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 4:45


Elizabeth Catlett received a Lifetime Achievement Award in contemporary sculpture from the International Sculpture Center in 2003. Decades earlier, Carnegie Institute of Technology revoked her admission when the school learned she was Black. Jackie Copeland, Executive Director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, tells us more about the groundbreaking artist.

Maryland Humanities Podcast
Elizabeth Catlett: Artist as Activist

Maryland Humanities Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 4:45


Elizabeth Catlett received a Lifetime Achievement Award in contemporary sculpture from the International Sculpture Center in 2003. Decades earlier, Carnegie Institute of Technology revoked her admission when the school learned she was Black. Jackie Copeland, Executive Director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, tells us more about the groundbreaking artist.

BAIA Talks
BAIA Talks: Afrocosmologies: American Reflections

BAIA Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 31:22


Independent curator, Faron Manuel and Jamaal Barber of Studio Noize Podcast interview Frank Mitchell, curator of the exhibition Afrocosmologies: American Reflections at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art for this episode of BAIA Talks. Afrocosmologies: American Reflections October 19, 2019 – January 20, 2020 Black artists explore spirituality and culture in Afrocosmologies: American Reflections. Alongside artists of the late-nineteenth century, contemporary artists define new ideas about spirituality, identity, and the environment in ways that move beyond traditional narratives of Black Christianity. In dialogue, these works acknowledge a continuing body of beliefs—a cosmology—that incorporates the centrality of nature, ritual, and relationships between the human and the divine. Emerging from the rich religious and aesthetic traditions of West Africa and the Americas, these works present a dynamic cosmos of influences that shape Contemporary art. The exhibition brings together the work of an incredible assortment of artists including Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Elizabeth Catlett, Willie Cole, Melvin Edwards, Titus Kaphar, Lois Mailou Jones, Kerry James Marshall, Alison Saar, Hale Woodruff, Shinique Smith, and Kehinde Wiley along with many additional artists of note. It is accompanied by a 156-page, fully illustrated catalogue with essays by Frank Mitchell, Berrisford Boothe, Claudia Highbaugh, and Kristin Hass.

My Favorite Feminists
Ep. 4 Ribonucleoproteins and the Undesirable Alien

My Favorite Feminists

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 85:56


This episode Megan & Milena cover artist and sociopolitical activist Elizabeth Catlett & Marie Daly, the first black woman in the USA to earn a PhD in chemistry. Elizabeth Catlett Born 1915, Elizabeth Catlett was a prolific African American sculptor, printmaker and activist in the over seventy years she worked. Spending the majority of her […] The post Ep. 4 Ribonucleoproteins and the Undesirable Alien appeared first on My Favorite Feminists.

Studio Noize Podcast
The Hidden Gem of CAU w/ Dr. Maurita Poole

Studio Noize Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018


This week on the show, Jasmine and Jamaal sit down with Dr. Maurita Poole at the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. We talk about the origin of CAUAM, started by Hale Woodruff and brought into focus by Tina Dunkley, and the importance of cultural institutions. Make sure you make your way down to the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum and look at their amazing archive and exhibitions.Send creative questions to studionoizepodcast@gmail.comFollow Jasmine @Negress.SupremeFollow Jamaal @JBarberStudioContact CAUAM: CAUArtMuseum@gmail.comJasmine inspiration: Elizabeth Catlett’s “The Role of Black Artist”Jamaal inspiration: Season 3 of Serial and You Had Me At Black

Hancher Presents
S3, Episode 3 - Stories of Elizabeth Catlett | Rufus Reid in Conversation with Dr. Melanie Herzog

Hancher Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 74:47


Check out a very special episode of Hancher Presents where Rufus Reid sat down with Elizabeth Catlett expert Dr. Melanie Herzog during his full residency week with us. They chatted about their times with Elizabeth Catlett, how her work impacted them, and Quiet Pride, Reid's project celebrating her life.

Hancher Presents
S3, Episode 2 - Rufus Reid Residency | Something for Everybody

Hancher Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 36:51


Micah and Chuy recap The Philadelphia Orchestra from last week, discuss different ways to appreciate and experience an orchestra performance, and give the orchestra the coveted Hancher Presents four thumb up. Rufus Reid is coming to Iowa City. Chuy and Micah discuss the legendary jazz musician's upcoming residency and work surrounding Catlett Hall's namesake, renown artist and friend of Reid, Elizabeth Catlett to show how important it is to contextualize history. Catlett attended the University of Iowa but was not allowed to live on campus giving Catlett Hall's existence and name significance that could be lost. Check out hancher.uiowa.edu to see the schedule of residencies around Rufus Reid. There's something for everyone!

BAIA Talks
BAIA Talks - Claude Lewis on being raised by iconic artist Dr. Samella Lewis

BAIA Talks

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 42:45


This episode of BAIA Talks Najee Dorsey talks with son of art icon Dr. Samella Lewis, Claude Lewis. While in conversation Claude shares stories from what he remembers most about Elizabeth Catlett as well as Dr. Lewis's sacrifice of starting the Black Art Quarterly later known as the International Review of African American Art and contextualizing his mother's legacy. SUBSCRIBE & LIKE for more podcasts #BAIAtalksPODCAST BLACK ART IN AMERICA™ (BAIA) is a leading online portal and network focused on African-American Art with visitors from over 100 countries visiting our site each month and about half a million visitors to our social media pages. Check out the resources below for more info. ** Resources ** Become a Patreon https://www.patreon.com/blackartinamerica Educational Resources https://blackartinamerica.com/index.php/educational-resources/ FREE course on Getting Started Collecting Art https://tinyurl.com/startcollectingart Visit our Curated Shop https://shopbaiaonline.com/ Buy and Sell Black Art in our Marketplace http://buyblackart.com/ **Social** Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlackArtInAmerica/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blackartinamerica_ Twitter https://twitter.com/baiaonline **Our Website** https://blackartinamerica.com/

Webcasts from the Library of Congress II
Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera: More Prints & Photographs

Webcasts from the Library of Congress II

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016 8:13


Sep. 11, 2015. As part of his "La Casa de Colores" project, Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera discusses graphic art from the Library's Mission Grafica/La Raza and San Quentin Arts collections as well as "Gossip" by Elizabeth Catlett. Speaker Biography: Juan Felipe Herrera is the 2015-2016 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. In 2012, he was named poet laureate of California. Herrera is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Half the World in Light" and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1990, Herrera was a distinguished teaching fellow at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop and he has taught elsewhere, including in prisons. He is the author of more than 25 books of poetry, novels for young adults and collections for children, most recently "Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes," a picture book showcasing inspirational Hispanic and Latino Americans. Herrera's most recent collection of poems is "Senegal Taxi." Speaker Biography: Katherine Blood is curator of fine prints in the Prints and Photographs Division. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7315

Motéma Speaks!
Motema Speaks: A Conversation with Rufus Reid (The Elizabeth Catlett Project)

Motéma Speaks!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 58:59


Rufus Reid sits down with Jim Luce to discuss and delve into his new album "Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project". The album is a twenty-piece large ensemble, jazz-meets-classical masterwork composed, arranged and conducted by jazz legend Rufus Reid. This five-movement suite honors five iconic sculptures by Elizabeth Catlett, a revered multi-media artist, human rights activist, and African-American heroine of the highest order, whose work is featured in museums and public places around the country.