Celebration: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies
12–7:30 pm Center for Feminist Art and Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor; Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor; Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor Get tickets Celebrate the opening of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies through close looking, conversation, and a tribute performance by Francisco Mora Catlett and AfroHORN. Begin with a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition led by curators Catherine Morris and Dalila Scruggs. Afterward, art historians, artists, and museum leaders discuss Catlett’s resounding legacy. These conversations explore participants’ personal memories of the artist, the championing of Catlett’s art by Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and her practice in the context of cultural movements for Black liberation. The evening culminates with a tribute performance by Catlett’s son, drummer and composer Francisco Mora Catlett, accompanied by the New York–based jazz ensemble AfroHORN and Oyu Oro. An Afro-Cuban dance company, Oyu Oro’s traditional repertoire pays homage to African lineages derived from the Yoruba, Congo, Carabali, Arara, and Dahomean cultures of West Africa and Haiti. Schedule 12–12:45 pm Curator-led tour Center for Feminist Art and Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor Get a first glimpse of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies with curators Catherine Morris and Dalila Scruggs. 1 pm Welcome Auditorium, 3rd Floor Anne Pasternak, Brooklyn Museum 1:15–1:30 pm Opening invocation Auditorium, 3rd Floor 1:30–2:30 pm Integrity and Bravery: Remembering Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Linda Goode Bryant, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Melanie Herzog 2:30–3:30 pm Legacies of Support: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Collecting Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Danille Taylor, Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, and Catherine Morris 3:30–4:30 pm Elizabeth Catlett and the Black Radical Left Auditorium, 3rd Floor H. Zahra Caldwell, Rashieda Witter, and Dalila Scruggs 4:30 pm Closing remarks Auditorium, 3rd Floor 5–6 pm Reception Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor 6:30–7:30 pm Performance: A Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Francisco Mora Catlett and AfroHORN, with dance by Oyu Oro Register in advance and pay what you can (suggested admission: $20). Admission to the tour is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Member tickets are free. Not a Member? Join today! This program will include ASL interpretation for the tour and talks (12–4:30 pm). For access needs, email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org. Image caption and credit: Elizabeth Catlett. I am the Black Woman, 1946–47, from the series Black Woman in America. Linocut on paper. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.172. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Sep 14
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Celebration: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies
Where?
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, USA
When?
Sep
14
Time?
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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12–7:30 pm Center for Feminist Art and Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor; Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor; Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor Get tickets Celebrate the opening of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies through close looking, conversation, and a tribute performance by Francisco Mora Catlett and AfroHORN. Begin with a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition led by curators Catherine Morris and Dalila Scruggs. Afterward, art historians, artists, and museum leaders discuss Catlett’s resounding legacy. These conversations explore participants’ personal memories of the artist, the championing of Catlett’s art by Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and her practice in the context of cultural movements for Black liberation. The evening culminates with a tribute performance by Catlett’s son, drummer and composer Francisco Mora Catlett, accompanied by the New York–based jazz ensemble AfroHORN and Oyu Oro. An Afro-Cuban dance company, Oyu Oro’s traditional repertoire pays homage to African lineages derived from the Yoruba, Congo, Carabali, Arara, and Dahomean cultures of West Africa and Haiti. Schedule 12–12:45 pm Curator-led tour Center for Feminist Art and Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor Get a first glimpse of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies with curators Catherine Morris and Dalila Scruggs. 1 pm Welcome Auditorium, 3rd Floor Anne Pasternak, Brooklyn Museum 1:15–1:30 pm Opening invocation Auditorium, 3rd Floor 1:30–2:30 pm Integrity and Bravery: Remembering Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Linda Goode Bryant, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Melanie Herzog 2:30–3:30 pm Legacies of Support: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Collecting Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Danille Taylor, Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, and Catherine Morris 3:30–4:30 pm Elizabeth Catlett and the Black Radical Left Auditorium, 3rd Floor H. Zahra Caldwell, Rashieda Witter, and Dalila Scruggs 4:30 pm Closing remarks Auditorium, 3rd Floor 5–6 pm Reception Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor 6:30–7:30 pm Performance: A Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett Auditorium, 3rd Floor Francisco Mora Catlett and AfroHORN, with dance by Oyu Oro Register in advance and pay what you can (suggested admission: $20). Admission to the tour is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Member tickets are free. Not a Member? Join today! This program will include ASL interpretation for the tour and talks (12–4:30 pm). For access needs, email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org. Image caption and credit: Elizabeth Catlett. I am the Black Woman, 1946–47, from the series Black Woman in America. Linocut on paper. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.172. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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