. . . Special Houses, from “The Negro Woman” series

1946

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Image: 4 1/8 in. × 6 in. (10.5 × 15.2 cm) Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 25 cm)
Collection no.: 1999.529.37
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

. . . Special Houses, from “The Negro Woman” series — Elizabeth Catlett. 1946.

Medium: Linocut. Dimensions: Image: 4 1/8 in. × 6 in. (10.5 × 15.2 cm) Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 25 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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