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Elizabeth Catlett

Head of a Woman (Woman)

1942–44

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
Collection no.
2018.157
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Head of a Woman (Woman) — Elizabeth Catlett. 1942–44.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Continental Group, by exchange, 2018.

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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