Catlett was a master printmaker whose linocuts and woodcuts powerfully depicted Black figures with bold, graphic clarity, sharing Marshall's commitment to representing African American identity through figurative printmaking with strong contour and monochromatic intensity.

Walker creates bold, high contrast figurative works that engage conceptually with race, representation, and Black identity in America, mirroring Marshall's use of printmaking techniques and figurative portraiture to challenge and expand cultural narratives around African American subjects.

Kaphar works within figurative and portrait traditions to critically reexamine representation of Black figures in art history, sharing Marshall's conceptual approach to portraiture and his commitment to centering African American subjects within contemporary fine art contexts.