I have always wanted my art to service my people - to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential. We have to create an art for liberation and for life. Elizabeth Catlett More Quotes by Elizabeth Catlett More Quotes From Elizabeth Catlett I wanted to show the history and strength of all kinds of black women. Working women, country women, urban women, great women in the history of the United States. Elizabeth Catlett united-states black country