At Brooks Museum, an artist’s view of ‘Strong Black Women’

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 10, 2021 12:07 PM CT | Published: June 10, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art&rsquo;s&nbsp; &ldquo;Persevere and Resist: The Strong Black Women of Elizabeth Catlett&rdquo; exhibit begins in a gallery with low ceilings and low lighting. &ldquo;You have to get close to look at the detail,&rdquo; says curator Heather Nickels.</strong> (Ziggy Mack/Special to the Daily Memphian)

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s “Persevere and Resist: The Strong Black Women of Elizabeth Catlett” exhibit begins in a gallery with low ceilings and low lighting. “You have to get close to look at the detail,” says curator Heather Nickels. (Ziggy Mack/Special to the Daily Memphian)

“Persevere and Resist: The Strong Black Women of Elizabeth Catlett” will be at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through Aug. 29.

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Heather Nickels Elizabeth Catlett Elliot Perry
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Peggy Burch is a freelancer and former Arts & Culture editor at The Daily Memphian.


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