Catlett: Public Art in Context

The Brooklyn Museum is currently exhibiting the first major retrospective of Elizabeth Catlett’s career. Catlett’s only public commissioned work sought to honor author Ralph Ellison in Riverside Park near where he and his wife Fanny lived. The efforts of Harlem residents in partnership with the Riverside Park Conservancy resulted in the funding for the Ralph Ellison Memorial and the selection of artist Elizabeth Catlett’s sculpture “Invisible Man.” Join us on Sunday, November 24, for free events to explore the history and context of the memorial’s creation.

 

Catlett: Public Art in Context

2pm – American Academy of Arts and Letters | 633 West 155th Street

Join Mr. Reddick and panelists for an informative discussion of the Ellison Memorial in the context of Catlett’s career, engagement with the Harlem community, and identity as an artist. Panelists include:

  • Catlett scholar, Dalila Scruggs, Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • The Ellison memorial project’s landscape architect, Ken Smith, Founder of Ken Smith Workshop
  • Francisco Mora, Jr., son of Elizabeth Catlett

Guests are also encouraged to explore the exhibitions on view at Arts and Letters. They will be open to the public until 6pm.

Registration required.

View information about our other event Ralph Ellison Historical Walking Tour

 

The Art Students League of New York and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation invite you to the opening of Works in Public in Riverside Park South, celebrating sculptures by Henry Roundtrip Marton Newman and Sydney Shen.

The Art Students League of New York and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation invite you to the opening of Works in Public in Riverside Park at 145th Street, celebrating sculptures by Patricia Espinosa and Malin Abrahamsson.

PLEASE NOTE: The Riverbank State Park stairs down to the waterfront at 145th Street are currently closed for renovation. Visitors should access the 145th Street waterfront via the pedestrian access at 148th Street and Riverside Drive, or the pedestrian bridge at 151st Street and Riverside Drive.