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Elizabeth Catlett

1915 - 2012

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Elizabeth Catlett, born as Alice Elizabeth Catlett, also known as Elizabeth Catlett Mora (April 15, 1915 – April 2, 2012) was an American and Mexican sculptor and graphic artist best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C., to parents working in education, and was the grandchild of formerly enslaved people. It was difficult for a black woman at this time to pursue a career as a working artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elizabeth Catlett has received more than 488,110 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Elizabeth Catlett is the 1,959th most popular painter (down from 1,690th in 2019), the 10,989th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,483rd in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Elizabeth Catlett ranks 1,959 out of 2,023. Before her are Thomas Baines, Peter Perez Burdett, Derek Riggs, Kenyon Cox, Edwin Lord Weeks, and Worthington Whittredge. After her are Wayne Thiebaud, William Nicholson, Charles Hamilton Smith, Keiji Inafune, Thomas Dewing, and Florence Fuller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Elizabeth Catlett ranks 271. Before her are Ernest Lehman, Lona Andre, Humphrey Searle, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Jaroslav Volak, and Antonio Giolitti. After her are Claudia Testoni, Ralph Bishop, Jean Stafford, Carla Marangoni, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Helmut Niedermayr. Among people deceased in 2012, Elizabeth Catlett ranks 444. Before her are Stephen Dunham, Vladimir Astapovsky, Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Robert Hughes, Elyse Knox, and Colin Davis. After her are Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Phyllis Thaxter, Josef Kloimstein, Alan G. Poindexter, Phillip V. Tobias, and Stanford R. Ovshinsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Catlett ranks 10,989 out of 20,380. Before her are Lou Pearlman (1954), Anna Belknap (1972), William Samuel Johnson (1727), Theresa Randle (1964), Sheila Young (1950), and Lillian Randolph (1914). After her are Adrianne Palicki (1983), Allyson Felix (1985), Lee Garlington (1953), Steven Lisberger (1951), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), and Josh Gad (1981).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Elizabeth Catlett ranks 140. Before her are William Glackens (1870), George Luks (1867), Arthur Wesley Dow (1857), Kenyon Cox (1856), Edwin Lord Weeks (1849), and Worthington Whittredge (1820). After her are Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Thomas Dewing (1851), Samuel Colman (1832), Rembrandt Peale (1778), Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), and Kari Byron (1974).

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