7th Annual Black History Month
February 1st - February 28, 2021
Celebrating Female Artists/Activists,
who had the courage to let their art
speak on their behalf
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Mother and Child
Terra Cotta, 1956 
Artist~ Elizabeth Catlett American Sculptor 1915-2012 Elizabeth Catlett was one of the most influential sculptors and printmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Inspired by her great-great-grandmother’s stories of slavery and female resistance, she was an early advocate of women’s liberation and the empowerment of African Americans. A native of Washington, DC, she won a scholarship to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, but was rejected because she was African American. Racial and gender inequities were key concerns and held a steadfast commitment to social and political justice. |
Artist Photographer Carrie Mae Williams~
Carrie Mae Weems (born April 20, 1953) is considered one of the most important contemporary artists working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her work in the field of photography. She picked up her first camera at the age of 18 years old. Ms. Weems achieved prominence through her early 1990s photographic project The Kitchen Table Series. Her award-winning photographs, films and videos have been shown in over 50 exhibitions in the United States and abroad, and focus on serious issues faced by African Americans today, including racism, sexism, politics and personal identity. As quoted by the artist, "Let me say that my primary concern in art, as in politics, is with the status and place of Afro-Americans in the country. Ms. Weems expressed that "Black experience is not really the main point; rather, complex, dimensional, human experience and social inclusion ... is the real point. |
