GRAMMY Nomination! Wish you were here Elizabeth!

Being nominated for a GRAMMY in such an amazing thing.  I think about Elizabeth Catlett and want to share her with all of you.  If you have not checked her out, may I suggest you go to http://elizabethcatlett.net/.  Note the time line.  Some of the years will have a short video attached.  There are many YouTube videos of her talking about various aspects of her life.  She was a force, and I am unbelievably happy that we met and became friends.

You will recognize these from the Quiet Pride CD booklet:  ‘Mother And Child, Glory, Singing Head, and Recognition,’ by Elizabeth Catlett

Also from the Quiet Pride  CD booklet: ‘ Stargazer’ by Elizabeth Catlett

Rufus with ‘Glory’
“Power and Pride: An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospective.”  73 works comprised the exhibition
The Community Folk Art Center in Syracuse, NY, in December of 2009

Rufus with ‘Recognition’
“Power and Pride: An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospective.”
The Community Folk Art Center in Syracuse, NY, in December of 2009

In Riverside Park, 150th Street, NYC, commemorating Ralph Ellison

The Invisible Man by Elizabeth Catlett, 2003
Sculpture commemorating the author Ralph Ellison.  His apartment was on that corner.
Riverside Park at 150th Street, NYC, NY

The Invisible Man by Elizabeth Catlett, 2003
Commemorating the author Ralph Ellison
Riverside Park at 150th Street, NYC, NY