June's ARTnews also includes a story by New York-based art critic Lilly Wei memorializing the life of Elizabeth Catlett, a printmaker, sculptor, and activist considered one of the most important African American artists of the past century. She passed away April 2 at 96. Catlett studied ceramics at SAIC in the 1940s and received
an honorary degree from SAIC in 2006. SAIC president Walter Massey
shared his thoughts about Catlett's extraordinary legacy on the SAIC
Alumni website, my.saic.edu, April 13. http://my.saic.edu/news/89312/In-Memory-In-Memory-Elizabeth-Catlett.htm
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