My reward has been bars between me and the rest of the land
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012
- Date
- 1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 5 3/16 × 6 in. (13.2 × 15.2 cm)
- H x W (image): 4 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (11.7 × 15 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 1/8 × 15 in. (28.3 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- Black and white linocut of a woman behind a barbed wire fence with a wooden post. The woman is in the center of the image with her head and shoulders visible. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Identity
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.