Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Eartha Kitt

“My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.” - Eartha Kitt (2019, Watercolor and ink on paper, 8.75” x 12”, by Lydia Makepeace)

“My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.” - Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt was an American singer and actress. Born to a mother who was a sharecropper in the cotton fields of South Carolina she sang and danced her way out of poverty. She is best known for her role as Catwomanon the Batman TV series and her classic Christmas hit Santa Baby.

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