Saturday, June 20, 2020

Juneteenth, prints created by African American printmakers in honor of Harriet Tubman.





In recognition of the importance of Juneteenth, Athraigh Print Studio presents a small exhibit of prints created by African American printmakers in honor of Harriet Tubman:

Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress




Margaret Taylor Burroughs
Harriet Tubman, 2001
Lithograph




Margaret Taylor Burroughs
Harriet Tubman, 1953
Lithograph




Charles White
Exodus I: Black Moses (Harriet Tubman), 1951
Linocut on paper



Elizabeth Catlett
In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom
1946, printed 1989
Linocut





Elizabeth Catlett
Harriet, 1975
linocut



Elizabeth Catlett
Untitled (Harriet Tubman), 1953
Linocut



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