Portrait of poet Phillis Wheatley seated with quill pen and paper, with enslaved black women in the background. This is one of 14 of a series of linocuts by Mexican and American artist Elizabeth Catlett, which was first produced in 1946-47, under the series title "1 Am the Negro Woman." This edition was reprinted by the artist in 1989 with the updated title "l am the Black Woman." The series declares a narrative about the black woman in America, with each image and title presenting one phrase of the narrative.
In Phillis Wheatley I Proved Equality in the Midst of Slavery by Elizabeth Catlett, 1946-1947, The Historic New Orleans Collection (New Orleans, LA)
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