My right is a future of equality with other Americans
- 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): 9 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (24.8 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Color linocut of a woman. The image uses three colors, orange, black, and white. The woman is in the center with the right side of her face visible. Her head is tilted back and her gaze is directed upwards. 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
- Freedom
- Identity
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.14
- 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.