Civil Rights Congress
- Medium
- Linocut on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 31 × 18 cm (12 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 46.2 × 32.5 cm (18 1/4 × 12 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- linocut
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
historical figuresAfrican AmericanmenprintU.S. Historyprints and drawinglinocutchildrenboyspaper (fiber product)racism
About
This print, Civil Rights Congress, was produced in Mexico but represents Elizabeth Catlett’s continued concern for the condition of the African American community in the United States. The piece commemorates William Patterson, a member of the Communist Party and the national executive secretary of the Civil Rights Congress.
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