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El Canto

1968

Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012)

2018.73

On display in K202

bronzewoodmahoganycasting

Artwork Details

ArtistCreation Date
1968
Creation Location
México
Materials
cast bronze with brown patina on mahogany base
Object Types
sculptures, bronzes
Dimensions

12 x 8 x 8-1/4 in.

Accession Number
2018.73
Credit Line

Deaccessioned American Sculpture Fund, Gift of the University of Louisville by exchange

Copyright
© 2025 Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Collection

American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945

Color Palette

Possibly private collector, Mexico, late 1960s or after. Private collector, San Francisco Bay Area, California, possibly 2012-2014; Private collector, Chicago, Illinois, possibly 2012-2014; (Unknown gallery dealer, Chicago, Illinois), around 2014; (Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) February 2017; purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields in 2018 (2018.73).



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