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From 1946-47 Catlett made a series of prints depicting African Americans. This image depicts the famous Harriet Tubman (an Eastern Shore native) pointing the way North along the underground railroad.

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Elizabeth Catlett

In Harriet Tubman I helped hundreds to freedom

Linoleum cut,

signed artists print

9 x 7 inches

1946-47

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