Elizabeth’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Harlem Dancers
Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896-1991) published by the Works Progress Administration
Miner Joe
Forging Axles
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett American, active in Mexico, 1915-2012
And a Special Fear for My Loved Ones, from The Black Woman [formerly The Negro Woman] (published 1946-47)
Civil Rights Congress
The Shoe Shop
Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones (American, 1885–1968)
Back on Earth
Elizabeth Murray American, 1940–2007
La Presa
Special Houses, from The Black Woman (formerly The Negro Woman) (published 1946-47)
"Baby Urr" of Chicago, Evanston
Elizabeth Buehrmann American, 1886–1965
Shop Girls
In Other Folk's Homes, from The Black Woman (formerly The Negro Woman) (published 1946-47)
'Crazy Quilt' with Animals
Designed and executed by Florence Elizabeth Marvin (American, 1856-1916) Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States
Albert Roullier in His Galleries in Chicago
Untitled
Elizabeth Murray American, 1940-2007
Orange County Fair, Middletown, NY
Toby Old American, born 1945
The Old Guitarist
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881–1973
American Gothic
Elizabeth Layton American, 1909-1993
Train Interior, Oaxaca, Mexico
Elizabeth Timberman American, 1908–1998