Elizabeth Catlett's Sculptural Work

Elizabeth Catlett's sculptural work Elvira reflects the artist's lifelong interest in __________.

• Mexican art

• Native American art

• African art

• Picasso

To create Elvira, Catlett used a technique called __________.

• wood-carving

• stone-carving

• pointillism

• coil-building

The __________ method of sculpture is the process of slowly building up shape by adding material.

• subtractive

• additive

• multiplier

• dividing

Catlett often sculpts the same subject over and over, using __________ each time.

• the same colors

• a different material

• the same material

• different lighting

To create People of Atlanta, Catlett carved each panel in plaster, then __________.

• made a mold of it and cast it in bronze

• made a mold of it and cast it in aluminum

• made a drawing of it and carved it in stone

• made a blueprint of it and cast it in bronze

Catlett's Invisible Man involves juxtaposing __________.

• positive and negative space

• geometric and organic shapes

• contrasting images

• realistic and abstract images

In the carved cedar version of Mother and Child, Catlett uses __________ to represent the two heads.

• detailed facial features

• simplified, curvilinear shapes

• angular, geometric shapes

• negative space

The terra-cotta Mother and Child Catlett made in 1856 is the __________ of the three mother-and-child sculptures.

• most abstract

• least detailed

• most realistic

• least realistic

Catlett created the 2001 orange onyx Mother and Child using the __________ method of sculpture.

• subtractive

• additive

• multiplier

• dividing

Much of Catlett's art is a commentary on ______.

• social issues

• civil rights

• suburban life

• both A and B