By Christen Hill
Howard University students took the center scene in March, because he serves as tour guides Elizabeth Catlett: A black revolutionary artist The exhibition. As they headed the art lovers through the gallery, students all shared their knowledge about the artist who called “Mother Catlett”. Their thoughts litlight the strong heritage of a critic cattle, which is a deep influential artist in Howard.
Students, draws, sculptures and paintings with detailed explanations of the interdisciplinary approach involved in the interdisciplinary approach. “There are many diversity in the styles of art, he described them, he has the way he described people,” Kelis George (Howard ’25) said. “And even playing with color or play with line work. The way it can convey the same views through different environments” said.
Catlettin work often described the struggles and victories of black women, and described a theme of resonated with Howard students. Like the mother of his three sons, Catlett covered his own art of individual and collective grief Motherwho captures the suffering of loss in a mother’s statement. The loyalty of activity through art inspired generations, including students representing the legacy at the exhibition.
“He did not play and he would not be afraid of a kind,” Dr. Melanee Harvey, the historical associate of art at the University of Howard. “HOWARD University, who started working in the catalog, I wanted to write an essay on time, and I feel more like learning like this inheritance of such activism.
Exhibition displayed during Night of National Gallery Thousands attracted thousands of visitors with serial, beautiful art, live music and social engagement mixture. Participants could investigate galleries while enjoying drunk, drink and freshness.
The incident for Howard students was not just about to lead visitors through the exhibition, but also to carry the Forlettin mission. “I always look at the old photos of my grandparents and siblings, and it looked like my family, nor did his life look like,” George said. I am interested in vision ties on generations. “
The importance of the work shown in the Catlettin National Art Gallery was not lost in our faculty. “It is the establishment of retrospective repairs of someone like Catlett in the national gallery,” he said. “The National Art Gallery presented exhibitions with black artists, but Elizabeth Catlettin is a show, a black woman, a social activist artist dedicated to the full career and lives.”
Howard University has long been celebrating Catlettin’s heritage long ago, and his work was shown on the campus in the architectural building. His works are in the University of HOWARD University and several works in the NGA exhibition of several works in the NGA exhibition of several works, then strengthen the location of large artists to use their artists to apply social change.
As the night approached, howard students knew that a role in sharing the life and work of an artist who faced his experience by reflecting his experiences. Catlettin’s story is not just a date – these are a message, a message, a message, a message, a message to young artists. “I would say that something I used to do a lot in my work is that I know the most of myself. Thus, I constantly make myself portraits – what it means,” he said.
