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A Second Generation (aka A New Earth)
A Second Generation (aka A New Earth)

A Second Generation (aka A New Earth)

Portfolio TitleFor My People, illustrations for the poem by Margaret Walker
Artist Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915 - 2012)
Date1992
MediumColor lithograph
DimensionsImage: 15 3/4 × 13 5/8 inches (40.01 × 34.62 cm)
Sheet: 22 7/8 × 18 3/4 inches (58.09 × 47.63 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Print Society
Object number2014.8
Inscribed42/99 A New Earth in pencil lower left margin 1992, pencil, lower right margin
Edition/State/Proof42/99
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionTwo African American Heads viewed from the right side surrounded by white with orange and yellow brightly displayed. Across the bottom are 19 figures in blue, walking as if in protest, many with one arm raised.
Copyright© Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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