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.
Child's Crib Quilt
Elizabeth Wells Robertson (American, 1884-1956) United States
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett American, active in Mexico, 1915-2012
Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln
Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)
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)
Winchelsea: Steps to Queen Elizabeth's Well
Frederick H. Evans English, 1853–1943
"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
American Gothic
Elizabeth Layton American, 1909-1993
Train Interior, Oaxaca, Mexico
Elizabeth Timberman American, 1908–1998
Elizabeth Wells
William Mortensen American, 1897–1965
The Idols
Cady Wells American, 1904-1954