Elizabeth Catlett
During her lifetime, Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) achieved international fame for her powerful explorations of race, class, and her own African American female identity. As a young woman, she studied art in the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s. At that time, art with a social message was highly relevant, and the US government supported public art through the Works Progress Administration and other programs. Learn more about Catlett's work in our online exhibition.
During her lifetime, Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) achieved international fame for her powerful explorations of race, class, and her own African American female identity. As a young woman, she studied art in the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s. At that time, art with a social message was highly relevant, and the US government supported public art through the Works Progress Administration and other programs. Learn more about Catlett's work in our online exhibition.
Coloring the Collection
Grab your crayons, markers, or colored pencils and download these coloring pages that feature works from the collection.
Talks
Hear from artists and scholars as they tackle hot topics.
Hear from artists and scholars as they tackle hot topics.
Performances
Revisit past performances or re-create Friday Nights at home.
Revisit past performances or re-create Friday Nights at home.
Explore the Collection
Notable for both its range and quality, our collection of arms and armor is a visitor favorite. Explore these works from home on our website.
Arms & Armor Book
Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Through our exceptional collection, this book looks at arms and armor as art—from warfare to war games, from hunting to the pursuit of glory.
Interview with Dirk Breiding
Associate Curator of Arms and Armor
Associate Curator of Arms and Armor
From display choices to how Star Wars and Game of Thrones have piqued interest in armor, read an interview with Dirk H. Breiding, our J. J. Medveckis Associate Curator of Arms and Armor.
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Sharecropper (detail), 1952, by Elizabeth Catlett (Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1999-135-1) © Catlett Mora Family Trust/licensed by VAGA, New York. Armor, around 1505, made by Matthes Deutsch, and Horse Armor, 1507, made by Wilhelm von Worms the Elder (Gift of Athena and Nicholas Karabots and The Karabots Foundation, 2009-117-1,2).
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