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        "tombstone": "Sharecropper, 1952. Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915\u20132012). Color linoleum cut; image: 45 x 42.5 cm (17 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.); sheet: 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.289. \u00a9 Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY",
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        "title": "Sharecropper",
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        "department": "Prints",
        "collection": "PR - Linocut",
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        "measurements": "Image: 45 x 42.5 cm (17 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.); Sheet: 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.)",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9 Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY",
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                    "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art (1/26/2014 - 5/18/2014); \"Our Stories: African American Prints and Drawings\"",
                    "opening_date": "2014-01-26T00:00:00"
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        "did_you_know": "Elizabeth Catlett asserted that in her artworks, she hoped to \"present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand and enjoy.\u201d",
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        "description": "Proud of her heritage\u2014three of her grandparents had been slaves\u2014the artist Elizabeth Catlett devoted her career to exposing persecution and commemorating the courage, endurance, and achievements of African American women. The sharecropper's worn but proud face is framed by a large straw hat, her jacket fastened by a safety pin. She embodies the suffering and strength of Black women. The angularity of her features derives from West African masks, an influence Catlett purposefully evoked.",
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            {
                "citation": "Glaubinger, Jane.  \u201cOur Stories: Reflection of the African American cultural heritage.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 54, no. 2 (March/April 2014): 10.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 10",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2014-02"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Benay, Erin. \"From Prints to Power: Karamu House and the Black Art Market in Cleveland, 1960-1980.\" In <em>Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community, </em>Britany Salsbury and Erin Benay, 102-117. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2025.",
                "page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: p. 106-107, fig. 34",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:52:04.003000"
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