Artists have a variety of methods to make their mark. Every Friday we will share a photograph of an #ArtistInAction . “I have always wanted my art to service my people—to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential.” . Elizabeth Catlett (1915 - 2012) was an African-American artist that worked primarily in printmaking and sculpture to express social and political concerns surrounding the African-American experience in America. Catlett said that she created art to "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand and enjoy." After receiving a fellowship to the famous El Taller de Gráfica Popular (People's Graphic Workshop) in Mexico City, Catlett continued to travel between the two countries throughout her life, which greatly informed her socially engaged style of printmaking. Following in the tradition of Mexican public art, Catlett used the printmaking techniques of woodprint, lithography, screenprint, and linol...